Number of deaths among adolescents in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Number of deaths among adolescents was 304 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths among adolescents in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths among adolescents in Guinea-Bissau is 304, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among adolescents in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 309 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 175, in 1990.
That places Guinea-Bissau 86th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths among adolescents in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 175 | — |
| 1991 | 180 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 187 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 195 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 204 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 211 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 216 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 283 | +31.0% |
| 1998 | 226 | -20.1% |
| 1999 | 231 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 237 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 242 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 247 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 254 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 260 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 268 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 275 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 281 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 287 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 292 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 296 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 300 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 302 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 303 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 304 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 304 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 306 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 307 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 308 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 308 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 308 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 309 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 307 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 307 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 304 | -1.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 304 is below the median for low income countries, which is 3,197, 10% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 304 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,070, 15% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths among adolescents in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +31.0% | 216 | 283 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 210.8 | 175 | 283 | 10 |
| 2000s | 264.3 | 237 | 292 | 10 |
| 2010s | 303.8 | 296 | 308 | 10 |
| 2020s | 307 | 304 | 309 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths among adolescents in Guinea-Bissau?
- Number of deaths among adolescents in Guinea-Bissau was 304 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among adolescents recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 309 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among adolescents recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 175 in 1990.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of deaths among adolescents?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 86th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among adolescents rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths among adolescents (10 to 19 years of age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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