Guinea-Bissau sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 64.2 years of life, 189th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Guinea-Bissau, each with its global rank and source year.
16 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 64.2 yrs | 189 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 16.2 /1,000 | 8 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 7.0 /1,000 | 118 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 14.1 yrs | 173 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 79.2 /1,000 | 69 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 4.7 yrs | 115 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 62.9 men/100 women | 19 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 42.1 /1,000 | 24 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 505 /100k | 8 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 25.3 % | 28 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 7.7 /100k | 84 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 32.2 /100k | 15 of 187 | 2019 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 3.7 L | 102 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 3.2 % | 183 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $82 | 153 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $1,008 | 194 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Guinea-Bissau's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 8th highest maternal mortality in the world (505 /100k) and the 8th highest age-standardized death rate in the world (16.2 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Guinea-Bissau; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.