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Births and deaths per year in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Births and deaths per year was 15,182 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
15,182 deaths
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
147th
of 236 countries
All-time high
21,054 deaths
in 1997
All-time low
13,456 deaths
in 1974
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Births and deaths per year in Guinea-Bissau, 1950–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

In 2023, births and deaths per year in Guinea-Bissau stood at 15,182 deaths.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births and deaths per year in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 21,054 deaths in 1997 and was at its lowest, 13,456 deaths, in 1974.

That places Guinea-Bissau 147th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Births and deaths per year in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Year deaths Change
1950 15,077 deaths —
1951 15,214 deaths +0.9%
1952 15,281 deaths +0.4%
1953 15,342 deaths +0.4%
1954 15,384 deaths +0.3%
1955 15,426 deaths +0.3%
1956 15,476 deaths +0.3%
1957 15,492 deaths +0.1%
1958 15,532 deaths +0.3%
1959 15,562 deaths +0.2%
1960 15,587 deaths +0.2%
1961 15,591 deaths +0.0%
1962 15,635 deaths +0.3%
1963 17,007 deaths +8.8%
1964 16,918 deaths -0.5%
1965 16,324 deaths -3.5%
1966 15,701 deaths -3.8%
1967 15,248 deaths -2.9%
1968 15,131 deaths -0.8%
1969 15,171 deaths +0.3%
1970 14,920 deaths -1.7%
1971 14,990 deaths +0.5%
1972 14,741 deaths -1.7%
1973 14,735 deaths -0.0%
1974 13,456 deaths -8.7%
1975 14,554 deaths +8.2%
1976 15,829 deaths +8.8%
1977 17,165 deaths +8.4%
1978 18,422 deaths +7.3%
1979 19,455 deaths +5.6%
1980 19,298 deaths -0.8%
1981 19,473 deaths +0.9%
1982 19,638 deaths +0.8%
1983 19,796 deaths +0.8%
1984 19,931 deaths +0.7%
1985 20,041 deaths +0.6%
1986 20,167 deaths +0.6%
1987 20,215 deaths +0.2%
1988 20,175 deaths -0.2%
1989 20,223 deaths +0.2%
1990 20,167 deaths -0.3%
1991 20,169 deaths +0.0%
1992 20,155 deaths -0.1%
1993 20,272 deaths +0.6%
1994 20,699 deaths +2.1%
1995 20,433 deaths -1.3%
1996 20,393 deaths -0.2%
1997 21,054 deaths +3.2%
1998 20,929 deaths -0.6%
1999 20,805 deaths -0.6%
2000 19,469 deaths -6.4%
2001 19,250 deaths -1.1%
2002 19,029 deaths -1.1%
2003 18,812 deaths -1.1%
2004 18,570 deaths -1.3%
2005 18,703 deaths +0.7%
2006 18,083 deaths -3.3%
2007 17,772 deaths -1.7%
2008 17,711 deaths -0.3%
2009 17,196 deaths -2.9%
2010 16,931 deaths -1.5%
2011 16,735 deaths -1.2%
2012 16,574 deaths -1.0%
2013 16,421 deaths -0.9%
2014 16,226 deaths -1.2%
2015 16,040 deaths -1.1%
2016 15,866 deaths -1.1%
2017 15,692 deaths -1.1%
2018 15,571 deaths -0.8%
2019 15,472 deaths -0.6%
2020 16,511 deaths +6.7%
2021 16,518 deaths +0.0%
2022 15,210 deaths -7.9%
2023 15,182 deaths -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 15,379 deaths 15,077 deaths 15,562 deaths 10
1960s 15,831 deaths 15,131 deaths 17,007 deaths 10
1970s 15,827 deaths 13,456 deaths 19,455 deaths 10
1980s 19,896 deaths 19,298 deaths 20,223 deaths 10
1990s 20,508 deaths 20,155 deaths 21,054 deaths 10
2000s 18,460 deaths 17,196 deaths 19,469 deaths 10
2010s 16,153 deaths 15,472 deaths 16,931 deaths 10
2020s 15,855 deaths 15,182 deaths 16,518 deaths 4

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 144 Gambia 16,974 deaths compare
  2. 145 Estonia 16,691 deaths compare
  3. 146 Gabon 15,577 deaths compare
  4. 148 Equatorial Guinea 14,554 deaths compare
  5. 149 Botswana 14,195 deaths compare
  6. 150 Trinidad and Tobago 12,577 deaths compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is births and deaths per year in Guinea-Bissau?
Births and deaths per year in Guinea-Bissau was 15,182 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest births and deaths per year recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 21,054 deaths in 1997.
What is the lowest births and deaths per year recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 13,456 deaths in 1974.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for births and deaths per year?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 147th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is births and deaths per year rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Births and deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Births and deaths per year
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
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