Number of deaths in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Number of deaths was 15,182 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
15,182
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
147th
of 229 countries
All-time high
21,054
in 1997
All-time low
13,456
in 1974
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of deaths in Guinea-Bissau, 1950–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Guinea-Bissau recorded 15,182 for number of deaths in 2023.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 21,054 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 13,456, in 1974.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 147th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of deaths in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths in Guinea-Bissau, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 15,077
1951 15,214 +0.9%
1952 15,281 +0.4%
1953 15,342 +0.4%
1954 15,384 +0.3%
1955 15,426 +0.3%
1956 15,476 +0.3%
1957 15,492 +0.1%
1958 15,532 +0.3%
1959 15,562 +0.2%
1960 15,587 +0.2%
1961 15,591 +0.0%
1962 15,635 +0.3%
1963 17,007 +8.8%
1964 16,918 -0.5%
1965 16,324 -3.5%
1966 15,701 -3.8%
1967 15,248 -2.9%
1968 15,131 -0.8%
1969 15,171 +0.3%
1970 14,920 -1.7%
1971 14,990 +0.5%
1972 14,741 -1.7%
1973 14,735 -0.0%
1974 13,456 -8.7%
1975 14,554 +8.2%
1976 15,829 +8.8%
1977 17,165 +8.4%
1978 18,422 +7.3%
1979 19,455 +5.6%
1980 19,298 -0.8%
1981 19,473 +0.9%
1982 19,638 +0.8%
1983 19,796 +0.8%
1984 19,931 +0.7%
1985 20,041 +0.6%
1986 20,167 +0.6%
1987 20,215 +0.2%
1988 20,175 -0.2%
1989 20,223 +0.2%
1990 20,167 -0.3%
1991 20,169 +0.0%
1992 20,155 -0.1%
1993 20,272 +0.6%
1994 20,699 +2.1%
1995 20,433 -1.3%
1996 20,393 -0.2%
1997 21,054 +3.2%
1998 20,929 -0.6%
1999 20,805 -0.6%
2000 19,469 -6.4%
2001 19,250 -1.1%
2002 19,029 -1.1%
2003 18,812 -1.1%
2004 18,570 -1.3%
2005 18,703 +0.7%
2006 18,083 -3.3%
2007 17,772 -1.7%
2008 17,711 -0.3%
2009 17,196 -2.9%
2010 16,931 -1.5%
2011 16,735 -1.2%
2012 16,574 -1.0%
2013 16,421 -0.9%
2014 16,226 -1.2%
2015 16,040 -1.1%
2016 15,866 -1.1%
2017 15,692 -1.1%
2018 15,571 -0.8%
2019 15,472 -0.6%
2020 16,511 +6.7%
2021 16,518 +0.0%
2022 15,210 -7.9%
2023 15,182 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 15,379 15,077 15,562 10
1960s 15,831 15,131 17,007 10
1970s 15,827 13,456 19,455 10
1980s 19,896 19,298 20,223 10
1990s 20,508 20,155 21,054 10
2000s 18,460 17,196 19,469 10
2010s 16,153 15,472 16,931 10
2020s 15,855 15,182 16,518 4

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 144 Gambia 16,974 compare
  2. 145 Estonia 16,691 compare
  3. 146 Gabon 15,577 compare
  4. 148 Equatorial Guinea 14,554 compare
  5. 149 Botswana 14,195 compare
  6. 150 Trinidad and Tobago 12,577 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths in Guinea-Bissau?
Number of deaths in Guinea-Bissau was 15,182 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of deaths recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 21,054 in 1997.
What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 13,456 in 1974.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of deaths?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 147th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of deaths rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of deaths
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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