Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 48.9 per 1,000 live births in Guinea-Bissau and 24.1 per 1,000 live births in Senegal, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Guinea-Bissau, by 24.8 per 1,000 live births, or 2.03 times that in Senegal.

Watch it change on the map

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Guinea-BissauSenegalUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Guinea-Bissau has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Guinea-Bissau ranked 19 and Senegal ranked 59 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Guinea-Bissau at 15.4 per 1,000 live births and Senegal at 4 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Guinea-Bissau	Senegal	World
2023	48.9	24.1	27.3
2022	50.4	25.1	28.2
2021	52	26	28.4
2020	53.6	27.1	28.7
2019	55.2	28.2	29.2
2018	56.9	29.4	29.7
2017	58.7	30.7	30.3
2016	60.6	32.1	31.1
2015	62.5	33.6	32.1
2014	64.7	35.1	32.9
2013	67	36.8	33.9
2012	69.4	38.6	35
2011	72	40.4	36.8
2010	74.9	42.4	37.7
2009	77.9	44.6	39.1
2008	81.4	47	40.4
2007	84.1	49.6	42
2006	87.1	52.5	43.7
2005	90.8	55.8	45.4
2004	93	59	47.2
2003	95.8	62.4	48.8
2002	98.5	65.7	50.6
2001	101.1	68.7	52.2
2000	103.5	71.3	53.7
1999	106.6	73.5	55.5
1998	108.1	74.8	57.1
1997	112.1	75.7	58.3
1996	112.5	76.3	59.6
1995	114.4	76.3	60.8
1994	117	76.2	62
1993	118.2	76.1	62.9
1992	120.1	76.3	64.1
1991	121.9	76.8	64.9
1990	123.6	77.8	64.9
1989	125.3	79.3	66.2
1988	126.9	81.2	68
1987	128.6	83.6	68.6
1986	130	86.1	70.8
1985	131.3	88.9	72.9
1984	132.5	91.3	74.6
1983	133.7	93.8	76.1
1982	134.9	96.2	76.6
1981	136.1	98.6	78.7
1980	137.2	101	80.6
1979	138.5	103.4	82.5
1978	139.7	106	84.7
1977	140.9	108.7	86.4
1976	142.1	111.4	88.1
1975	143.2	113.9	89.6
1974	144.4	116.3	90.9
1973	145.5	118.4	92.1
1972	146.5	120.2	93.6
1971	147.6	121.7	96.1
1970	148.6	122.9	96.9
1969	149.6	123.8	98.3
1968	150.6	124.5	100.2
1967	151.6	125	103.1
1966	152.6	125.2	104.9
1965	153.6	125.4	106.4
1964	154.5	125.4	106.1
1963	155.4	125.3	107.7
1962	156.3	125.3	110.2
1961	157.1	125.3	121.5
1960	157.8	125.4	131.8
1959	158.5	125.7	125.7
1958	159.1	126.1	117.7
1957	159.7	126.7	120
1956	160.3	127.5	121.9
1955	160.9	128.3	124.8
1954	161.4	129.3	127.7
1953	162	130.4	130.1
1952	162.5	131.5	132.7
1951	163.1	132.6	136
1950	163.7	133.8	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Guinea-Bissau	Senegal	World
2024	48.141–54.6	23.217.8–28.8	26.9
2025	47.437.8–57.4	22.315.2–30.6	26.4
2026	46.634.6–59.7	21.413.4–31.7	25.9
2027	45.832–61	20.611.9–32.4	25.4
2028	45.129.7–61	19.811–32.6	24.9
2029	44.427.9–61.9	199.9–32.5	24.5
2030	43.725.5–62.3	18.38.9–32.4	24
2031	4324.7–62.7	17.68.5–33.1	23.6
2032	42.323.2–62.5	177.6–32.7	23.2
2033	41.721.8–63.4	16.37.1–32.8	22.8
2034	4121–64.4	15.76.5–32.8	22.3
2035	40.419.9–65.3	15.26.2–32.6	21.9
2036	39.718.7–66.1	14.65.8–32.2	21.5
2037	39.118–66.2	14.15.4–32.5	21.1
2038	38.516.4–66	13.55.1–30.9	20.8
2039	3816.3–67.7	13.14.8–30.9	20.4
2040	37.414.9–67.3	12.64.6–30	20
2041	36.814.7–68.4	12.34.2–30.3	19.7
2042	36.214.2–67.7	11.93.9–30.2	19.4
2043	35.713.4–68.7	11.63.9–29.8	19
2044	35.212.9–67.8	11.33.7–29.6	18.7
2045	34.712.5–67.9	113.6–29.9	18.4
2046	34.212–68	10.83.5–29	18.2
2047	33.711.3–68.8	10.53.4–29.3	17.9
2048	33.111–68.9	10.23.2–29.1	17.7
2049	32.510.6–69.3	103.2–29.9	17.5
2050	3210.5–70.2	9.83.1–29.2	17.3
2051	31.510.2–71.6	9.52.9–28.4	17.1
2052	30.99.8–70.4	9.32.8–29	16.9
2053	30.59.3–68.2	9.12.7–28.1	16.7
2054	309.3–69.9	8.92.7–28.2	16.5
2055	29.58.7–69.5	8.62.6–28.3	16.3
2056	298.6–69.3	8.42.5–28.1	16.1
2057	28.68.2–70.5	8.22.5–27.7	15.9
2058	28.18.2–70	82.4–27.8	15.7
2059	27.77.8–68.5	7.82.4–28.1	15.5
2060	27.27.8–68.2	7.72.3–28	15.3
2061	26.87.5–67.9	7.52.3–27.9	15.1
2062	26.47.3–68.3	7.32.2–27.1	14.9
2063	25.97.1–67.6	7.22.1–27.6	14.7
2064	25.56.9–69.1	72.1–27.7	14.5
2065	25.16.9–69.4	6.92–26.5	14.3
2066	24.86.9–68.3	6.72–26.6	14.1
2067	24.46.7–68.1	6.61.9–26.3	13.9
2068	246.3–68.1	6.41.9–26.4	13.8
2069	23.76.3–66.5	6.31.8–25.4	13.6
2070	23.46.2–67	6.11.7–25.3	13.4
2071	236–66.7	61.6–24	13.2
2072	22.66–66.9	5.91.6–23.7	13
2073	22.26–67.1	5.81.6–24.1	12.9
2074	21.95.9–67.4	5.71.6–24.2	12.7
2075	21.65.6–66.2	5.61.6–23.6	12.6
2076	21.25.6–66.6	5.51.6–24.3	12.4
2077	20.95.5–65	5.41.5–23.8	12.3
2078	20.65.2–64.5	5.31.6–23.6	12.1
2079	20.25.2–63.1	5.21.5–23.6	12
2080	205.1–64.1	5.21.5–23.3	11.8
2081	19.75–65	5.11.5–23	11.7
2082	19.44.9–64.6	51.5–23.1	11.6
2083	19.14.8–64.2	51.4–23.4	11.5
2084	18.84.6–63.5	4.91.4–23.8	11.4
2085	18.64.5–61.6	4.81.4–23.3	11.3
2086	18.34.5–61.4	4.81.4–23.1	11.1
2087	184.4–60	4.71.4–22.3	11
2088	17.84.3–60.5	4.61.4–22.9	10.9
2089	17.54.2–60.1	4.61.4–22.7	10.8
2090	17.34.1–60.1	4.51.3–22.7	10.7
2091	17.14.1–59.6	4.51.3–22.6	10.6
2092	16.94–59.2	4.41.4–22.9	10.5
2093	16.74.1–59.2	4.41.3–22.6	10.4
2094	16.54–58.5	4.31.3–23	10.3
2095	16.44.1–59.5	4.31.3–22.1	10.1
2096	16.23.9–57.8	4.21.3–22.5	10
2097	163.8–58	4.21.2–22.5	9.9
2098	15.83.8–57.9	4.11.2–22.5	9.8
2099	15.63.7–57	4.11.2–21.4	9.7
2100	15.43.6–57.7	41.2–22.5	9.6

Each country on its own

Good to know

Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time

Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal: Infant mortality

What the numbers say

Every year

Each country on its own

Good to know

Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal

Health

People

Economy

Education

Politics

Conflict

Military

Climate

Technology and environment