Child mortality in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Child mortality was 6.73 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6.73 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
15th
of 203 countries
All-time high
41.74 deaths per 100 live births
in 1800
All-time low
6.73 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
225
1800–2024
Child mortality in Guinea-Bissau, 1800–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality in Guinea-Bissau stood at 6.73 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 41.74 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 6.73 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1810s | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1820s | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1830s | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1840s | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1850s | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1860s | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1870s | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1880s | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1890s | 41.73 deaths per 100 live births | 41.68 deaths per 100 live births | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1900s | 41.41 deaths per 100 live births | 41.1 deaths per 100 live births | 41.65 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1910s | 40.57 deaths per 100 live births | 40.13 deaths per 100 live births | 41.01 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1920s | 39.59 deaths per 100 live births | 39.15 deaths per 100 live births | 40.03 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1930s | 38.55 deaths per 100 live births | 38.04 deaths per 100 live births | 39.05 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1940s | 36.39 deaths per 100 live births | 34.96 deaths per 100 live births | 37.82 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1950s | 33.68 deaths per 100 live births | 32.67 deaths per 100 live births | 34.64 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 31.03 deaths per 100 live births | 29.52 deaths per 100 live births | 32.43 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.71 deaths per 100 live births | 26.12 deaths per 100 live births | 29.2 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.42 deaths per 100 live births | 22.8 deaths per 100 live births | 25.77 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.22 deaths per 100 live births | 17.99 deaths per 100 live births | 22.37 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.81 deaths per 100 live births | 12.02 deaths per 100 live births | 17.48 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.47 deaths per 100 live births | 7.95 deaths per 100 live births | 11.43 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2 deaths per 100 live births | 6.73 deaths per 100 live births | 7.67 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 12 Benin 7.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 13 Mali 7.3 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 6.8 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 16 Cameroon 6.48 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 17 Zimbabwe 6.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 6.45 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 28,594 (2025)
- Population, male 49.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 666,780 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 862,130 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 28,214 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 28,958 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality in Guinea-Bissau?
- Child mortality in Guinea-Bissau was 6.73 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 41.74 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
- What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.73 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for child mortality?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.