Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood was 0.2741 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2741 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
16th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.7 under-five deaths per woman
in 1961
All-time low
0.2741 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.2741 under-five deaths per woman. 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 per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.7 under-five deaths per woman in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2741 under-five deaths per woman, 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 per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | under-five deaths per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | — |
| 1951 | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 1.7 under-five deaths per woman | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.7 under-five deaths per woman | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.7 under-five deaths per woman | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.68 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.68 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.68 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 1.67 under-five deaths per woman | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 1.67 under-five deaths per woman | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.66 under-five deaths per woman | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.66 under-five deaths per woman | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.65 under-five deaths per woman | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 1.65 under-five deaths per woman | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.64 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.65 under-five deaths per woman | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.65 under-five deaths per woman | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.66 under-five deaths per woman | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.66 under-five deaths per woman | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.66 under-five deaths per woman | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.66 under-five deaths per woman | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.66 under-five deaths per woman | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.65 under-five deaths per woman | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 1.66 under-five deaths per woman | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.62 under-five deaths per woman | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 1.59 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.56 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.52 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 1.46 under-five deaths per woman | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 1.41 under-five deaths per woman | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 1.37 under-five deaths per woman | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.33 under-five deaths per woman | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 1.28 under-five deaths per woman | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.24 under-five deaths per woman | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 1.14 under-five deaths per woman | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 1 under-five deaths per woman | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9533 under-five deaths per woman | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9179 under-five deaths per woman | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8777 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8338 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7926 under-five deaths per woman | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7533 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.717 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6669 under-five deaths per woman | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6192 under-five deaths per woman | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5785 under-five deaths per woman | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.548 under-five deaths per woman | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5181 under-five deaths per woman | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4894 under-five deaths per woman | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4569 under-five deaths per woman | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4279 under-five deaths per woman | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3997 under-five deaths per woman | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.371 under-five deaths per woman | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3505 under-five deaths per woman | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3315 under-five deaths per woman | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3142 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2978 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3025 under-five deaths per woman | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2878 under-five deaths per woman | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2741 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | 1.68 under-five deaths per woman | 1.7 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.65 under-five deaths per woman | 1.64 under-five deaths per woman | 1.67 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.62 under-five deaths per woman | 1.52 under-five deaths per woman | 1.66 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 under-five deaths per woman | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | 1.46 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8132 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6192 under-five deaths per woman | 1 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4471 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3315 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5785 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2953 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2741 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3142 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 13 Benin 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 14 Côte d'Ivoire 0.2856 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 15 Mozambique 0.2816 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 0.2739 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 18 Cameroon 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 19 Angola 0.2519 under-five deaths per woman compare
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- 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.006 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Guinea-Bissau?
- Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Guinea-Bissau was 0.2741 under-five deaths per woman 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 under-five deaths per woman in 1961.
- What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2741 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).