Number of child deaths per woman in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.2741 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths per woman in Guinea-Bissau, 1950–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, number of child deaths per woman in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.2741 under-five deaths per woman. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.7 under-five deaths per woman in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2741 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | 1.68 under-five deaths per woman | 1.7 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.65 under-five deaths per woman | 1.64 under-five deaths per woman | 1.67 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.62 under-five deaths per woman | 1.52 under-five deaths per woman | 1.66 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 under-five deaths per woman | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | 1.46 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8132 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6192 under-five deaths per woman | 1 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4471 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3315 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5785 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2953 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2741 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3142 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 13 Benin 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2856 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 15 Mozambique 0.2816 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 0.2739 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 18 Cameroon 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 19 Angola 0.2519 under-five deaths per woman compare
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.84 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.84 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.84 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.514 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 35.71 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 43.22 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.7788 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 55.33 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.6184 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths per woman in Guinea-Bissau?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Guinea-Bissau was 0.2741 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 under-five deaths per woman in 1961.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2741 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).