Number of children who die before age 5 in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Number of children who die before age 5 was 4,452 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4,452 deaths
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
73rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
10,281 deaths
in 1979
All-time low
4,452 deaths
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children who die before age 5 in Guinea-Bissau, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children who die before age 5 in Guinea-Bissau stood at 4,452 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children who die before age 5 in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 10,281 deaths in 1979 and was at its lowest, 4,452 deaths, in 2023.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 73rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of children who die before age 5 in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8,496 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 8,534 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 8,517 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 8,494 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 8,473 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 8,452 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 8,428 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 8,402 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 8,381 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 8,360 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 8,334 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 8,305 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 8,326 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 8,288 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 8,177 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 7,812 deaths | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 7,379 deaths | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 7,013 deaths | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 6,832 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 6,770 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 6,627 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 6,623 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 6,503 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 6,480 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 6,500 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 7,250 deaths | +11.5% |
| 1976 | 8,135 deaths | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 9,026 deaths | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 9,789 deaths | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 10,281 deaths | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 10,151 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 10,166 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 10,189 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 10,212 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 10,215 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 10,194 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 10,153 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 10,067 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 9,939 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 9,836 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 9,657 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 9,517 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 9,501 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 9,550 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 9,687 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 9,575 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 9,499 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 9,636 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 9,180 deaths | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 9,143 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 8,831 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 8,639 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 8,461 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 8,281 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 8,078 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 7,999 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 7,671 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 7,463 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 7,291 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 6,969 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 6,739 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 6,540 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 6,359 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 6,185 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 5,977 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 5,766 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 5,556 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 5,329 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 5,138 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 4,976 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 4,839 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 4,706 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 4,572 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 4,452 deaths | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8,454 deaths | 8,360 deaths | 8,534 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 7,724 deaths | 6,770 deaths | 8,334 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 7,721 deaths | 6,480 deaths | 10,281 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,112 deaths | 9,836 deaths | 10,215 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,494 deaths | 9,143 deaths | 9,687 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,968 deaths | 6,969 deaths | 8,831 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,856 deaths | 4,976 deaths | 6,739 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,642 deaths | 4,452 deaths | 4,839 deaths | 4 |
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- 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 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0215 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children who die before age 5 in Guinea-Bissau?
- Number of children who die before age 5 in Guinea-Bissau was 4,452 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 10,281 deaths in 1979.
- What is the lowest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,452 deaths in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of children who die before age 5?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children who die before age 5 rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.