Neonatal mortality rate gho in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Neonatal mortality rate gho was 3.27 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.27
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
7th
of 199 countries
All-time high
6.49
in 1987
All-time low
3.27
in 2023
Years of data
37
1987–2023
Neonatal mortality rate gho in Guinea-Bissau, 1987–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 3.27 for neonatal mortality rate gho in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate gho in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 6.49 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 3.27, in 2023.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 7th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.44 | 6.39 | 6.49 | 3 |
| 1990s | 6.03 | 5.63 | 6.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.09 | 4.61 | 5.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.99 | 3.58 | 4.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.38 | 3.27 | 3.5 | 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 neonatal mortality rate gho in Guinea-Bissau?
- Neonatal mortality rate gho in Guinea-Bissau was 3.27 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate gho recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 6.49 in 1987.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate gho recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.27 in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for neonatal mortality rate gho?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 7th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is neonatal mortality rate gho rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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