Guinea-Bissau — Infant mortality
Infant Mortality Rate for Guinea-Bissau, 1985–2024.
Infant mortality for Guinea-Bissau was 42.1 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 40 years, from 1985 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 132.6 in 1985. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.90% per year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 25 of 196 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 13%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 38.0, so Guinea-Bissau sits above it. It peaked in 1985 and has fallen 68% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 26%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 22 of 48 economies; Cameroon (40.2) is just below it. That is 14% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 13th of 196 in 1985 → 12th of 196 in 1990 → 14th of 196 in 2000 → 17th of 196 in 2010 → 23rd of 196 in 2020 → 25th of 196 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1985 to 2024
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42.1 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 43.4 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 44.7 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 45.9 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 47.2 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 48.6 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 50.1 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 51.7 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 53.4 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 55.2 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 57.1 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 59.3 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 61.8 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 64.6 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 67.9 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 71.2 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 74.7 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 78.2 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 81.7 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 85.1 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 88.5 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 91.8 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 94.8 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 97.9 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 100.7 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 103.3 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 105.9 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 108.4 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 110.8 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 113.3 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 115.6 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 117.8 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 120 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 121.9 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 123.9 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 125.6 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 127.3 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 129.1 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 130.8 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 132.6 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guinea-Bissau’s Infant mortality in 1986?
130.8 (1986). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Guinea-Bissau’s Infant mortality figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — per 1,000 live births — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Guinea-Bissau’s Infant mortality growing or shrinking?
Between 1985 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -68.3% in total — about 2.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.DYN.IMRT.IN. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 42.1; 2023: 43.4; 2022: 44.7; 2021: 45.9; 2020: 47.2. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.DYN.IMRT.IN — Infant Mortality Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.