Afghanistan vs Guinea-Bissau: Neonatal mortality rate

Afghanistan
3.43 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
3.27 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
4th
Guinea-Bissau rank
7th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Guinea-Bissau
02468198720052023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 3.43 Deaths per 1000 live births against 3.27 Deaths per 1000 live births in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.16 Deaths per 1000 live births.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 4th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 7th of 199 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1980s 7.9 Deaths per 1000 live births 6.44 Deaths per 1000 live births 1.45 Deaths per 1000 live births Afghanistan
1990s 6.91 Deaths per 1000 live births 6.03 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.8874 Deaths per 1000 live births Afghanistan
2000s 5.61 Deaths per 1000 live births 5.09 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.5147 Deaths per 1000 live births Afghanistan
2010s 4.26 Deaths per 1000 live births 3.99 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.2756 Deaths per 1000 live births Afghanistan
2020s 3.56 Deaths per 1000 live births 3.38 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.1779 Deaths per 1000 live births Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Afghanistan or Guinea-Bissau?
Afghanistan, at 3.43 Deaths per 1000 live births against 3.27 Deaths per 1000 live births in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Afghanistan and Guinea-Bissau?
0.16 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Guinea-Bissau?
37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Afghanistan ranks 4th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 7th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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
Deaths per 1000 live births
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,174 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.