Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0427 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, 1986–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.0427 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0895 units per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0427 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Guinea-Bissau 36th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.0895 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 0.0889 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0882 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0877 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0863 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.085 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0853 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0862 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.087 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0873 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0867 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0858 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0846 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.083 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0816 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0798 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0782 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0768 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0749 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0729 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0711 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0692 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.067 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0644 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0621 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.06 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0584 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0568 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.055 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0532 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0514 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0493 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0476 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0464 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0454 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0437 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0427 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0886 units per square kilometre | 0.0877 units per square kilometre | 0.0895 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0857 units per square kilometre | 0.083 units per square kilometre | 0.0873 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0736 units per square kilometre | 0.0644 units per square kilometre | 0.0816 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.054 units per square kilometre | 0.0464 units per square kilometre | 0.0621 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0441 units per square kilometre | 0.0427 units per square kilometre | 0.0454 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 33 Lesotho 0.0468 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Marshall Islands 0.0444 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Maldives 0.0436 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Equatorial Guinea 0.0419 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Nepal 0.0412 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Yemen 0.0393 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,480 (2006)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,234 (2010)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,360 (2010)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,590 (2010)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55,176 (2006)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 278,890 (2010)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2006)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1781 units per person (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0427 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0895 units per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0427 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.