Number of under-five deaths, female in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Number of under-five deaths, female was 1,932 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2024
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.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 1,932 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 4,522 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,932, in 2024.
That places Guinea-Bissau 73rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,522 | — |
| 1991 | 4,438 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 4,402 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 4,386 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 4,376 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 4,362 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 4,332 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 4,288 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 4,234 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 4,159 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 4,080 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 3,982 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 3,881 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 3,789 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 3,682 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 3,577 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 3,472 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 3,368 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 3,252 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 3,125 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 3,011 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 2,904 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 2,810 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 2,727 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 2,643 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 2,561 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 2,471 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 2,379 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 2,291 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 2,215 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 2,146 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 2,092 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 2,038 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 1,989 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 1,932 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,350 | 4,159 | 4,522 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,621 | 3,125 | 4,080 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,601 | 2,215 | 3,011 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,039 | 1,932 | 2,146 | 5 |
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More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5,371 (2010)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Guinea-Bissau?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Guinea-Bissau was 1,932 in 2024, 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 number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 4,522 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,932 in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 73rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. 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 Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.