Number of under-five deaths, male in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Number of under-five deaths, male was 2,380 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male 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
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, male in Guinea-Bissau stood at 2,380. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 5,186 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,380, 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, male in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,186 | — |
| 1991 | 5,102 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 5,069 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 5,060 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 5,058 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 5,057 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 5,032 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 4,996 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 4,943 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 4,872 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 4,792 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 4,696 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 4,599 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 4,501 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 4,392 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 4,274 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 4,162 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 4,049 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 3,916 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 3,770 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 3,637 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 3,512 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 3,407 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 3,312 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 3,215 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 3,111 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 3,009 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 2,899 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 2,796 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 2,712 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 2,635 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 2,568 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 2,505 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 2,440 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 2,380 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,038 | 4,872 | 5,186 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,315 | 3,770 | 4,792 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,161 | 2,712 | 3,637 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,506 | 2,380 | 2,635 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,170 (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,201 (2010)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Guinea-Bissau?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Guinea-Bissau was 2,380 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, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 5,186 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,380 in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 73rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.