Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita was 0.0009 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.0009 units per person for number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0046 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 units per person, in 2024.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0046 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0045 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0043 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0041 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.004 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0039 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0038 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0036 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0034 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0033 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0032 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.003 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.002 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.001 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.001 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 units per person | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 15 Cameroon 0.001 units per person compare
- 16 Sudan 0.0009 units per person compare
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 0.0009 units per person compare
- 19 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0009 units per person compare
- 20 Togo 0.0009 units per person compare
- 21 Madagascar 0.0009 units per person 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 under-five deaths, female, per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0009 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0046 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 units per person in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. 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 under-five deaths, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of under-five 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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.