Number of infants who die before age 1 in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Number of infants who die before age 1 was 3,161 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3,161 deaths
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
74th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5,669 deaths
in 1997
All-time low
3,161 deaths
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Guinea-Bissau, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 3,161 deaths for number of infants who die before age 1 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infants who die before age 1 in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 5,669 deaths in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3,161 deaths, in 2023.
That places Guinea-Bissau 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4,063 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 4,100 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 4,104 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 4,106 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 4,107 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 4,109 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 4,112 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 4,115 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 4,119 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 4,124 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 4,128 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 4,132 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 4,112 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 4,076 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 4,015 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 3,771 deaths | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 3,512 deaths | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 3,359 deaths | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 3,361 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 3,423 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 3,367 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 3,396 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 3,334 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 3,347 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 3,406 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 3,826 deaths | +12.3% |
| 1976 | 4,286 deaths | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 4,727 deaths | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 5,119 deaths | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 5,417 deaths | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 5,486 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 5,554 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 5,602 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 5,634 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 5,648 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 5,647 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 5,636 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 5,613 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 5,581 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 5,557 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 5,462 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 5,421 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 5,473 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 5,550 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 5,650 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 5,642 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 5,619 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 5,669 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 5,518 deaths | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 5,493 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 5,383 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 5,305 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 5,245 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 5,186 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 5,099 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 5,057 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 4,934 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 4,848 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 4,747 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 4,591 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 4,476 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 4,383 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 4,294 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 4,201 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 4,070 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 3,936 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 3,803 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 3,653 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 3,543 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 3,458 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 3,384 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 3,311 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 3,233 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 3,161 deaths | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4,106 deaths | 4,063 deaths | 4,124 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 3,789 deaths | 3,359 deaths | 4,132 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,022 deaths | 3,334 deaths | 5,417 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,596 deaths | 5,486 deaths | 5,648 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,550 deaths | 5,421 deaths | 5,669 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,040 deaths | 4,591 deaths | 5,383 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,982 deaths | 3,458 deaths | 4,476 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,272 deaths | 3,161 deaths | 3,384 deaths | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infants who die before age 1 in Guinea-Bissau?
- Number of infants who die before age 1 in Guinea-Bissau was 3,161 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 5,669 deaths in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,161 deaths in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of infants who die before age 1?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infants who die before age 1 rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.