Youth mortality rate in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Youth mortality rate was 7.82 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth mortality rate in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth mortality rate in Guinea-Bissau is 7.82, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 25.77 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.82, in 2024.
That places Guinea-Bissau 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.22 | 20.57 | 25.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.07 | 14.01 | 20 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.04 | 9.22 | 13.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.36 | 7.82 | 8.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 16 Equatorial Guinea 8.08 compare
- 17 Madagascar 8.01 compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 7.86 compare
- 20 Sudan 7.42 compare
- 21 Zimbabwe 7.34 compare
- 22 Lesotho 6.77 compare
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,070 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 28,594 (2025)
- Population, male 49.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 666,780 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 862,130 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 28,214 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 28,958 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Guinea-Bissau?
- Youth mortality rate in Guinea-Bissau was 7.82 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 25.77 in 1990.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.82 in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for youth mortality rate?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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