Guinea-Bissau vs Madagascar: Mortality rate, infant

Guinea-Bissau
43.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Madagascar
44.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
23rd
Madagascar rank
21st

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Madagascar
406080100120140197219972023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 44.2 per 1,000 live births against 43.1 per 1,000 live births in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 23rd and Madagascar ranks 21st of 195 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Madagascar Difference Ahead
1980s 128.4 per 1,000 live births 97.84 per 1,000 live births 30.56 per 1,000 live births Guinea-Bissau
1990s 113.63 per 1,000 live births 79.98 per 1,000 live births 33.65 per 1,000 live births Guinea-Bissau
2000s 86.22 per 1,000 live births 55.67 per 1,000 live births 30.55 per 1,000 live births Guinea-Bissau
2010s 56.95 per 1,000 live births 44.42 per 1,000 live births 12.53 per 1,000 live births Guinea-Bissau
2020s 45.02 per 1,000 live births 44.62 per 1,000 live births 0.4 per 1,000 live births Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Guinea-Bissau or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 44.2 per 1,000 live births against 43.1 per 1,000 live births in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?
1.1 per 1,000 live births, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 23rd and Madagascar ranks 21st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
195 places, 10,178 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release