Child mortality rate in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Child mortality rate was 6.73 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Guinea-Bissau, 1985–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 6.73 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 24.59 deaths per 100 live births in 1985 and was at its lowest, 6.73 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.69 deaths per 100 live births | 22.8 deaths per 100 live births | 24.59 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
| 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 rate in Guinea-Bissau?
- Child mortality rate in Guinea-Bissau was 6.73 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 24.59 deaths per 100 live births in 1985.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate 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 rate?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .