Stillbirth rate in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Stillbirth rate was 29.1 per 1,000 total births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org. Measured in per 1,000 total births.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 29.1 per 1,000 total births for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 51.9 per 1,000 total births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.1 per 1,000 total births, in 2023.
That places Guinea-Bissau 5th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.47 per 1,000 total births | 37.1 per 1,000 total births | 51.9 per 1,000 total births | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.85 per 1,000 total births | 30.7 per 1,000 total births | 36.6 per 1,000 total births | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.68 per 1,000 total births | 29.1 per 1,000 total births | 30.3 per 1,000 total births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 2 Central African Republic 32.3 per 1,000 total births compare
- 3 Djibouti 29.7 per 1,000 total births compare
- 3 Ethiopia 29.7 per 1,000 total births compare
- 6 Chad 28.4 per 1,000 total births compare
- 7 Afghanistan 28 per 1,000 total births compare
- 8 Pakistan 27.6 per 1,000 total births compare
- 8 South Sudan 27.6 per 1,000 total births compare
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- 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)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 27,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 28,648 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 27,884 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 28,322 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Guinea-Bissau?
- Stillbirth rate in Guinea-Bissau was 29.1 per 1,000 total births in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9 per 1,000 total births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1 per 1,000 total births in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for stillbirth rate?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 5th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Stillbirth rate is the number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation per 1,000 total births. Total birth is the sum of stillbirths (as just defined) and live births.