Guinea-Bissau
Key demographic indicators
71.9
Deaths per 1,000 live births2,153,339
PersonsTrends in under-five mortality rate in Guinea-Bissau
Child health
Careseeking for ARI – percentage of children (under age 5) with acute respiratory infection symptoms whom advice or treatment was sought from a health facility or provider
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48
Diarrhoea treatment – percentage of children (under age 5) with diarrhoea who received ORS (packets or pre-packaged fluids)
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30
ITN use by children – percentage of children (under age 5) who slept under an insecticide-treated mosquito net the night prior to the survey
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94
Percentage of households with at least one insecticide-treated mosquito net (ITN)
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97
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of DTP-containing vaccine
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74
Percentage of children who received the 2nd dose of measles-containing vaccine, as per administered in the national schedule
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36
Child protection
46
26
Percentage of children (aged 5-17 years) engaged in child labour (economic activities and household chores)
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17
Percentage of children (aged 1-14 years) who experienced any physical punishment and/or psychological aggression by caregivers
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76
Percentage of women (aged 15-49 years) who consider a husband to be justified in hitting or beating his wife for at least one of the specified reasons
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36
Percentage of men (aged 15-49 years) who consider a husband to be justified in hitting or beating his wife for at least one of the specified reasons
Find out morePercentage of girls and women (aged 15-49 years) who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM)
(Per cent) Find out more
52
Child survival
Early childhood
Percentage of children aged 36-59 months attending an early childhood education programme
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14
Percentage of children (aged 24-59 months) with whom any adult household member has engaged in 4 or more activities to provide early stimulation and responsive care in the last 3 days
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43
Percentage of children (aged 24-59 months) whose father has engaged in 4 or more activities to provide early stimulation and responsive care in the last 3 days
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1
Percentage of children under age 5 who play with 2 or more types of playthings
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44
Percentage of children under age 5 left alone or under the supervision of another child younger than 10 years of age for more than 1 hour at least once in the last week
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70
Education
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age
(Per cent) Find out more
45
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