Health in Guinea-Bissau

1,282 indicators covering health for Guinea-Bissau.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 38 2024 up 123.5% 94th
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 9.0% 2022 up 8.4% 41st
Share healthy diet unaffordable 64 2024 up 0.3% 22nd
Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 110.13 2024 up 4.2% 28th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 2,189 2021 up 78.0% 83rd
Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 7.1 2014 up 24.6% 131st
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.06 2014 up 0.0% 144th
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 5.2 2014 up 26.8% 160th
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 746,690 2024 down 60.4% 57th
Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 70.82 2025 up 6.9% 67th
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 746,690 2024 down 60.4% 65th
Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 18 2015 down 35.7% 73rd
Births attended by skilled health personnel 53.8% 2019 up 25.1% 157th
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 59 2019 down 10.1% 10th
Number of new leprosy cases 26 2024 up 13.0% 65th
Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 15.3 2024 up 18.9% 58th
Pharmacists 0.01 2024 down 66.7% 163rd
Health worker density, by type of occupation 0.01 2024 down 75.0% 156th
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 19.55 2020 down 12.1% 7th
3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio 725 2020 down 8.7% 5th
Low birth weight prevalence 19.5% 2020 down 12.2% 7th
Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 75.0% 2025 166th
Low birth weight number 12.5 2020 down 6.7% 80th
Number of new hivaids infections who 880 2024 down 51.1% 80th
Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 80,000 2030 up 3.9% 144th
2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 3.3 2022 up 17.9% 126th
2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 27.7 2022 down 5.5% 34th
Incidence of malaria 110.13 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 up 4.2% 31st
Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 1,480 2025 up 214.9% 38th
Concentrations of fine particulate matter 40.52 2023 up 13.3% 23rd
Death rate road traffic injuries 32.2 2019 up 2.2% 17th
New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 2,259 2023 up 52.1% 84th
Cholera case fatality rate 18.18 2014 up 837.2% 2nd
Medical doctors not further defined 10 2023 down 90.0% 142nd
Constant stillbirth rate 29.14 2030 unchanged 5th
ENAP target met stillbirth rate 12 2030 down 53.2% 1st
Stillbirth rate high-income country 2.8 2030 down 86.6% 1st
Stillbirths remain constant projection 2,038 2030 up 4.4% 74th
Stillbirth maintained projection 1,701 2030 down 10.6% 77th
Stillbirth ENAP 2030 target met projection 825 2030 down 51.9% 97th
Stillbirth high-income country average rate matched projection 191 2030 down 86.2% 116th
Stillbirth rate current trends 24.44 2030 down 14.0% 7th
Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 64.08 2023 up 8.8% 205th
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 5.2% 2030 down 22.4% 137th
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 5.7% 2030 down 21.9% 136th
Tb patients tested positive for hiv 620 2021 up 43.9% 50th
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 205.19 2019 up 11.9% 95th
Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 68.0% 2019 down 7.9% 14th
Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of 779.91 2019 up 26.3% 152nd
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 2.7% 2024 down 6.9% 8th
Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 102 2019 up 3.0% 180th
Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 84 2024 down 16.0% 99th
Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant 31.98 2030 unchanged 9th
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained 27.97 2030 down 10.6% 10th
Neonatal mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched 2.8 2030 down 86.9% 1st
Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met 12 2030 down 55.8% 1st
Under 5 mortality rate - Remains constant 67.34 2030 unchanged 15th
Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained 55.11 2030 down 15.3% 17th
Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched 5.09 2030 down 88.2% 1st
Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met 24.51 2030 down 56.3% 39th