Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0868 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau is 0.0868 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.1844 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0868 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Guinea-Bissau 29th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1844 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1814 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1803 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1799 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1799 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1798 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1789 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1777 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1758 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1733 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1704 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.167 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1635 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1601 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1562 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.152 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.148 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.144 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1393 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1341 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1293 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1249 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1212 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1178 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1143 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1106 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.107 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1031 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0994 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0964 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0937 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0913 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0891 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0868 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0868 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.067 units per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0868 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0572 units per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1791 units per square kilometre | 0.1733 units per square kilometre | 0.1844 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1535 units per square kilometre | 0.1341 units per square kilometre | 0.1704 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1124 units per square kilometre | 0.0964 units per square kilometre | 0.1293 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0902 units per square kilometre | 0.0868 units per square kilometre | 0.0937 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 26 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0928 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Singapore 0.0905 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Lebanon 0.0872 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Liberia 0.083 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Ghana 0.0811 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Marshall Islands 0.0778 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 under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0868 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1844 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0868 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 29th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. 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, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five 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 under-five deaths, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five 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 under-five 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.