Children woman death vs survival in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Children woman death vs survival was 0.2741 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2741
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
16th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.7
in 1961
All-time low
0.2741
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Children woman death vs survival in Guinea-Bissau, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, children woman death vs survival in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.2741. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children woman death vs survival in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.7 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2741, in 2024.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Children woman death vs survival in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.69 | — |
| 1951 | 1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 1.69 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 1.69 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.69 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.69 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 1.69 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.69 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 1.69 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 1.7 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.7 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.69 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.69 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 1.69 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.69 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.68 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.68 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.68 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 1.67 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 1.67 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.66 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.66 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.65 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 1.65 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.64 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.65 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.65 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.66 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.66 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.66 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.66 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.66 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.65 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 1.66 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.62 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 1.59 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.56 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.52 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 1.46 | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 1.41 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 1.37 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.33 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 1.28 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.24 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.19 | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 1.14 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 1.09 | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 1.04 | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 1 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9533 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9179 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8777 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8338 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7926 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7533 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.717 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6669 | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6192 | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5785 | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.548 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5181 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4894 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4569 | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4279 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3997 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.371 | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3505 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3315 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3142 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2978 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3025 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2878 | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2741 | -4.8% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.2741 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2501, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.2741 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.69 | 1.69 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.69 | 1.68 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.65 | 1.64 | 1.67 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.62 | 1.52 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 | 1.04 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8132 | 0.6192 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4471 | 0.3315 | 0.5785 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2953 | 0.2741 | 0.3142 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 13 Benin 0.3326 compare
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2856 compare
- 15 Mozambique 0.2816 compare
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 0.2739 compare
- 18 Cameroon 0.2723 compare
- 19 Angola 0.2519 compare
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0683 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children woman death vs survival in Guinea-Bissau?
- Children woman death vs survival in Guinea-Bissau was 0.2741 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children woman death vs survival recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 in 1961.
- What is the lowest children woman death vs survival recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2741 in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for children woman death vs survival?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children woman death vs survival rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. 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 Children woman death vs survival. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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