Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Guinea-Bissau or Libya?

Guinea-Bissau, at 4,452 deaths against 4,191 deaths in Libya as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Guinea-Bissau and Libya?

261 deaths, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Libya?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea-Bissau vs Libya: Number of children who die before age 5

Guinea-Bissau

4,452 deaths

in 2023

Libya

4,191 deaths

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau rank

73rd

Libya rank

74th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Guinea-Bissau
Libya

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 4,452 deaths against 4,191 deaths in Libya, a difference of 261 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 73rd and Libya ranks 74th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1950s	8,454 deaths	21,544 deaths	13,090 deaths	Libya
1960s	7,724 deaths	18,112 deaths	10,388 deaths	Libya
1970s	7,721 deaths	11,258 deaths	3,536 deaths	Libya
1980s	10,112 deaths	7,889 deaths	2,223 deaths	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	9,494 deaths	3,936 deaths	5,558 deaths	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	7,968 deaths	3,021 deaths	4,948 deaths	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	5,856 deaths	2,147 deaths	3,710 deaths	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	4,642 deaths	2,130 deaths	2,512 deaths	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Guinea-Bissau or Libya?: Guinea-Bissau, at 4,452 deaths against 4,191 deaths in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Guinea-Bissau and Libya?: 261 deaths, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Libya?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Libya rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 73rd and Libya ranks 74th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.