Neonatal mortality rate in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Neonatal mortality rate was 31.98 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Guinea-Bissau stood at 31.98. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 55.19 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.98, in 2024.
That places Guinea-Bissau 9th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.19 | — |
| 2001 | 54.17 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 53.33 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 52.59 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 51.83 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 51.04 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 50.07 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 49.04 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 47.79 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 46.46 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 45.11 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 43.73 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 42.38 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 41.27 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 40.16 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 39.1 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 38.18 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 37.27 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 36.49 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 35.7 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 34.93 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 34.15 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 33.46 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 32.69 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 31.98 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.15 | 46.46 | 55.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.94 | 35.7 | 45.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.44 | 31.98 | 34.93 | 5 |
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More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- 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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0102 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0073 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Guinea-Bissau?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Guinea-Bissau was 31.98 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 55.19 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.98 in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 9th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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