Child stunting in Guinea-Bissau
28.1% of children under five in Guinea-Bissau were stunted in 2019.
Guinea-Bissau, 2019
28.1%
Change from 2014
+0.5percentage points
Position in 2019
11th of 46
Child stunting in Guinea-Bissau over time
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Guinea-Bissau
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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Guinea-Bissau |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 28.1% |
| 2014 | 27.6% |
| 2012 | 26.4% |
| 2010 | 32.0% |
| 2008 | 27.6% |
| 2000 | 33.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 27.6% in 2014, a change of +0.5 percentage points.
- Since 2000, when it was 33.8%, the figure has changed by −5.7 percentage points.
- Among the 46 countries with data for 2019, Guinea-Bissau has the 11th highest value.
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Prevalence of undernourishment
20.0%
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Under-five mortality rate
67.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
64.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
52.8 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
43
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