Stillbirths in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Stillbirths was 1,941 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,941
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
77th
of 201 countries
All-time high
2,864
in 2000
All-time low
1,941
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Stillbirths in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 1,941 for stillbirths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirths in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 2,864 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,941, in 2023.
That places Guinea-Bissau 77th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Stillbirths in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,864 | — |
| 2001 | 2,801 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 2,743 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 2,703 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 2,635 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 2,568 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 2,483 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 2,404 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 2,321 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 2,280 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 2,279 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,301 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2,303 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,293 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2,237 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 2,183 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 2,122 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 2,047 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 2,012 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,985 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,974 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,960 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1,948 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,941 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,580 | 2,280 | 2,864 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,176 | 1,985 | 2,303 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,956 | 1,941 | 1,974 | 4 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,070 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.9575 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1892 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9903 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1941 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirths in Guinea-Bissau?
- Stillbirths in Guinea-Bissau was 1,941 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest stillbirths recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 2,864 in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirths recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,941 in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for stillbirths?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 77th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirths rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Stillbirths (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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