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Deaths in Guinea-Bissau

Deaths in Guinea-Bissau was 15,181 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.2% from 2022. That is the 147th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count15,181 Estimated
Change on 2022-0.2%
Rank147th of 236Countries ranked
Series high21,0531997
Series low13,4571974
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Deaths in Guinea-Bissau, 1950 to 2023

12K14K16K18K20K22K19501961197219831994200520231950: 15,074 count1951: 15,217 count1952: 15,284 count1953: 15,339 count1954: 15,385 count1955: 15,428 count1956: 15,467 count1957: 15,501 count1958: 15,534 count1959: 15,559 count1960: 15,580 count1961: 15,589 count1962: 15,637 count1963: 17,007 count1964: 16,919 count1965: 16,324 count1966: 15,704 count1967: 15,242 count1968: 15,131 count1969: 15,175 count1970: 14,921 count1971: 14,990 count1972: 14,737 count1973: 14,732 count1974: 13,457 count1975: 14,555 count1976: 15,833 count1977: 17,165 count1978: 18,421 count1979: 19,456 count1980: 19,297 count1981: 19,473 count1982: 19,639 count1983: 19,799 count1984: 19,935 count1985: 20,043 count1986: 20,163 count1987: 20,219 count1988: 20,171 count1989: 20,221 count1990: 20,167 count1991: 20,170 count1992: 20,153 count1993: 20,272 count1994: 20,700 count1995: 20,431 count1996: 20,393 count1997: 21,053 count1998: 20,925 count1999: 20,808 count2000: 19,470 count2001: 19,252 count2002: 19,028 count2003: 18,813 count2004: 18,568 count2005: 18,705 count2006: 18,085 count2007: 17,774 count2008: 17,711 count2009: 17,195 count2010: 16,937 count2011: 16,732 count2012: 16,575 count2013: 16,419 count2014: 16,232 count2015: 16,036 count2016: 15,867 count2017: 15,691 count2018: 15,570 count2019: 15,471 count2020: 16,510 count2021: 16,518 count2022: 15,210 count2023: 15,181 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
202315,181 Estimated
202215,210 Estimated
202116,518 Estimated
202016,510 Estimated
201915,471 Estimated
201815,570 Estimated
201715,691 Estimated
201615,867 Estimated
201516,036 Estimated
201416,232 Estimated
201316,419 Estimated
201216,575 Estimated
201116,732 Estimated
201016,937 Estimated
200917,195 Estimated
200817,711 Estimated
200717,774 Estimated
200618,085 Estimated
200518,705 Estimated
200418,568 Estimated
200318,813 Estimated
200219,028 Estimated
200119,252 Estimated
200019,470 Estimated
199920,808 Estimated
199820,925 Estimated
199721,053 Estimated
199620,393 Estimated
199520,431 Estimated
199420,700 Estimated
199320,272 Estimated
199220,153 Estimated
199120,170 Estimated
199020,167 Estimated
198920,221 Estimated
198820,171 Estimated
198720,219 Estimated
198620,163 Estimated
198520,043 Estimated
198419,935 Estimated
198319,799 Estimated
198219,639 Estimated
198119,473 Estimated
198019,297 Estimated
197919,456 Estimated
197818,421 Estimated
197717,165 Estimated
197615,833 Estimated
197514,555 Estimated
197413,457 Estimated
197314,732 Estimated
197214,737 Estimated
197114,990 Estimated
197014,921 Estimated
196915,175 Estimated
196815,131 Estimated
196715,242 Estimated
196615,704 Estimated
196516,324 Estimated
196416,919 Estimated
196317,007 Estimated
196215,637 Estimated
196115,589 Estimated
196015,580 Estimated
195915,559 Estimated
195815,534 Estimated
195715,501 Estimated
195615,467 Estimated
195515,428 Estimated
195415,385 Estimated
195315,339 Estimated
195215,284 Estimated
195115,217 Estimated
195015,074 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Deaths of residents in the area during the year.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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APA 7

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Guinea-Bissau, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

MLA 9

World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Guinea-Bissau, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/guinea-bissau. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, Guinea-Bissau, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/guinea-bissau.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Guinea-Bissau, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/guinea-bissau (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/guinea-bissau. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the deaths in Guinea-Bissau?

Deaths in Guinea-Bissau was 15,181 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.2% from 2022. That is the 147th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest deaths in Guinea-Bissau?

21,053 in 1997, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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