Guinea-Bissau vs South Sudan: Neonatal mortality rate

Guinea-Bissau
3.1%
in 2019
South Sudan
3.3%
in 2019
Guinea-Bissau rank
8th
South Sudan rank
6th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • South Sudan
02468195019842019

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 3.3% against 3.1% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 8th and South Sudan ranks 6th of 204 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau South Sudan Difference Ahead
1950s 8.2% 5.5% 2.7% Guinea-Bissau
1960s 7.6% 5.3% 2.3% Guinea-Bissau
1970s 6.9% 5.1% 1.8% Guinea-Bissau
1980s 6.1% 4.8% 1.3% Guinea-Bissau
1990s 5.5% 4.3% 1.1% Guinea-Bissau
2000s 4.7% 3.9% 0.8% Guinea-Bissau
2010s 3.6% 3.6% 0.0% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Guinea-Bissau or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 3.3% against 3.1% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2019.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan?
0.2%, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 8th and South Sudan ranks 6th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
%
Source
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed

Probability of death between 0 and 27 days.