Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0559 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, 1986–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.0559 units per square kilometre for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in 2023. 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 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.1076 units per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0559 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.1076 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 0.107 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1065 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.106 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1047 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1036 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1041 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1052 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1062 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1068 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1062 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1053 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1043 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1029 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1015 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0998 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0982 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0968 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0949 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0927 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0908 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0886 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0858 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0828 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.08 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0776 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0756 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0737 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0714 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.069 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0643 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0622 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0607 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0594 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0583 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0571 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0559 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1068 units per square kilometre | 0.106 units per square kilometre | 0.1076 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.1049 units per square kilometre | 0.1029 units per square kilometre | 0.1068 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0932 units per square kilometre | 0.0828 units per square kilometre | 0.1015 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0701 units per square kilometre | 0.0607 units per square kilometre | 0.08 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0577 units per square kilometre | 0.0559 units per square kilometre | 0.0594 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 30 Afghanistan 0.0612 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0603 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Lesotho 0.0594 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Maldives 0.0537 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Equatorial Guinea 0.0529 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Nepal 0.0515 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, male, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau?
- Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0559 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1076 units per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0559 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. 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, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, male 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, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, male 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, male 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.