Guinea-Bissau - Female Infant Mortality Rate

Since 2014, Guinea-Bissau Female Infant Mortality Rate was down by 3.1% year on year. With 46.7 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births in 2019, the country was ranked number 18 among other countries in Female Infant Mortality Rate. Guinea-Bissau is overtaken by Burkina Faso, which was number 17 at 49.1 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births and is followed by Angola with 44.9 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births. Sierra Leone topped the ranking with 75.2 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births in 2019, a decrease of 3.1% versus 2018. Central African Republic, Somalia and Nigeria respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Venezuela recorded the best 5 years average growth at +7% per year, while Macedonia witnessed the worst performance at -13.1% per year.

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Date Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births
2019 46.70
2018 48.20
2017 49.60
2016 51.30
2015 52.90
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How does Guinea-Bissau rank in Female Infant Mortality Rate?

# 193 Countries Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Sierra Leone
75 2019 -3.1 % -3.2 % View data
2 #2
Central African Republic
74 2019 -2.9 % -2.6 % View data
17 #17
Burkina Faso
49 2019 -2.2 % -2.5 % View data
18 #18
Guinea-Bissau
47 2019 -3.1 % -3.1 % View data
19 #19
Angola
45 2019 -3.0 % -3.7 % View data
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