Neonatal mortality ihme in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Neonatal mortality ihme was 3.15 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
3.15
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
8th
of 204 countries
All-time high
8.44
in 1950
All-time low
3.15
in 2019
Years of data
70
1950–2019
Neonatal mortality ihme in Guinea-Bissau, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, neonatal mortality ihme in Guinea-Bissau stood at 3.15. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality ihme in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 8.44 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 3.15, in 2019.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 8th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.17 | 7.9 | 8.44 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.63 | 7.37 | 7.84 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.89 | 6.47 | 7.28 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.12 | 5.78 | 6.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.46 | 5.22 | 5.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.71 | 4.23 | 5.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.61 | 3.15 | 4.09 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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 neonatal mortality ihme in Guinea-Bissau?
- Neonatal mortality ihme in Guinea-Bissau was 3.15 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 8.44 in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.15 in 2019.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for neonatal mortality ihme?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 8th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality ihme rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. 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 Neonatal mortality ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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