Child mortality rate ihme in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Child mortality rate ihme was 7.12 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
7.12
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
14th
of 204 countries
All-time high
38.77
in 1950
All-time low
7.12
in 2019
Years of data
70
1950–2019
Child mortality rate ihme in Guinea-Bissau, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, child mortality rate ihme in Guinea-Bissau stood at 7.12. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate ihme in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 38.77 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 7.12, in 2019.
That places Guinea-Bissau 14th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.61 | 34.42 | 38.77 | 10 |
| 1960s | 32.39 | 30.45 | 33.98 | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.68 | 25.53 | 29.92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.75 | 21.73 | 25.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.46 | 17.66 | 21.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.96 | 11.17 | 16.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.73 | 7.12 | 10.6 | 10 |
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More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,070 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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 ihme in Guinea-Bissau?
- Child mortality rate ihme in Guinea-Bissau was 7.12 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate ihme recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 38.77 in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate ihme recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.12 in 2019.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for child mortality rate ihme?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 14th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate ihme rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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