Mortality rates at age 25 in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Mortality rates at age 25 was 0.3141 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rates at age 25 in Guinea-Bissau, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.3141 deaths per 1,000 people for mortality rates at age 25 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 25 in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 2.13 deaths per 1,000 people in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.3141 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mortality rates at age 25 in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.03 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 1.03 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 1 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 0.9979 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.9875 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 0.9872 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.9803 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 0.9735 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 0.9695 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.9622 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 1.99 deaths per 1,000 people | +106.4% |
| 1964 | 2.02 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 2.08 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 2.13 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 2.13 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 2.1 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 2.09 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 2.08 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 2.07 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 2.07 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 2.04 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.8593 deaths per 1,000 people | -57.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8496 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8427 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8323 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8234 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8147 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.806 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7978 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7875 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7783 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7698 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7618 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7576 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7516 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.741 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7372 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7348 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.733 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7319 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7298 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7446 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7219 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7224 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7649 deaths per 1,000 people | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 1.15 deaths per 1,000 people | +49.8% |
| 1999 | 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6811 deaths per 1,000 people | -33.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6695 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6493 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6314 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6111 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6098 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5819 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5449 deaths per 1,000 people | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5361 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5042 deaths per 1,000 people | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4845 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4675 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4555 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.437 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4233 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4064 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3923 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3792 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3667 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3575 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3257 deaths per 1,000 people | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.335 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3266 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3141 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9803 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9622 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8147 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7689 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7372 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.806 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8046 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7219 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6019 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5042 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6811 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.417 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3575 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4845 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3254 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3141 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.335 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates at age 25 in Guinea-Bissau?
- Mortality rates at age 25 in Guinea-Bissau was 0.3141 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 deaths per 1,000 people in 1967.
- What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3141 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for mortality rates at age 25?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.