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 Gapminder (2015); UN 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 28.72 deaths per 100 live births in 1955.

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 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?

Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Guinea-Bissau

Name: Child mortality rate in Guinea-Bissau
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Guinea-Bissau: Child mortality rate 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 200 countries

All-time high

28.72 deaths per 100 live births

in 1955

All-time low

6.73 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality rate in Guinea-Bissau, 1950–2024

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 rate in Guinea-Bissau stood at 6.73 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 28.72 deaths per 100 live births in 1955 and was at its lowest, 6.73 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Guinea-Bissau 15th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	28.67 deaths per 100 live births	28.61 deaths per 100 live births	28.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	28.3 deaths per 100 live births	27.84 deaths per 100 live births	28.65 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	26.83 deaths per 100 live births	25.86 deaths per 100 live births	27.68 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	24.36 deaths per 100 live births	22.8 deaths per 100 live births	25.58 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

See the full ranking of 200 places →

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 based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 19,574 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 19,474 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,114 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 19,976 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 20,705 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 20,531 (2025)

All data for Guinea-Bissau →

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 Gapminder (2015); UN 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 28.72 deaths per 100 live births in 1955.
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 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?: Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.