Crude death rate in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Crude death rate was 7.05 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
7.05
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
131st
of 236 countries
All-time high
28.75
in 1964
All-time low
7.05
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Crude death rate in Guinea-Bissau, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, crude death rate in Guinea-Bissau stood at 7.05. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 28.75 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 7.05, in 2023.
That places Guinea-Bissau 131st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.4 | 27.06 | 27.73 | 10 |
| 1960s | 27.28 | 26.09 | 28.75 | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.83 | 21.94 | 25.57 | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.34 | 21.11 | 23.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.77 | 17.19 | 20.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.55 | 11.27 | 15.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.22 | 7.86 | 10.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.62 | 7.05 | 8.2 | 4 |
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More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,070 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 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 crude death rate in Guinea-Bissau?
- Crude death rate in Guinea-Bissau was 7.05 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 28.75 in 1964.
- What is the lowest crude death rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.05 in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for crude death rate?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 131st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crude death rate rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. 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 Crude death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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