Infant mortality rate wdi in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Infant mortality rate wdi was 3.71 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate wdi in Guinea-Bissau, 1985–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 3.71 for infant mortality rate wdi in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate wdi in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 12.24 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 3.71, in 2024.
That places Guinea-Bissau 25th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.91 | 11.57 | 12.24 | 5 |
| 1990s | 10.45 | 9.4 | 11.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.78 | 6.35 | 9.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.05 | 4.29 | 6.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.94 | 3.71 | 4.17 | 5 |
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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 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 infant mortality rate wdi in Guinea-Bissau?
- Infant mortality rate wdi in Guinea-Bissau was 3.71 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate wdi recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 12.24 in 1985.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate wdi recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.71 in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for infant mortality rate wdi?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 25th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate wdi rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. 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 Infant mortality rate wdi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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