Health in Bolama/Bijagós, Guinea-Bissau: official figures
Women in Bolama/Bijagós aged 15 to 19 had 69 births per 1,000 each year in the 2018-2019 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS6), 2nd lowest of the 9 regions (Guinea-Bissau: 84).
Do people in Bolama/Bijagós sleep under mosquito nets?
87.2% of people in Bolama/Bijagós slept under an insecticide-treated mosquito net the night before the 2018-2019 survey, 2nd lowest of the 9 regions (Guinea-Bissau: 90.9%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Guinea-Bissau and Ministério da Economia e Finanças, with UNICEF · saved copyHow many children die young in Bolama/Bijagós?
For every 1,000 babies born in Bolama/Bijagós in the ten years before the 2018-2019 MICS, 28 died before their first birthday and 54 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 5th highest of the 9 regions (Guinea-Bissau: 36 and 56). Regional rates rest on small numbers of deaths.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Guinea-Bissau and Ministério da Economia e Finanças, with UNICEF · saved copyHow many children in Bolama/Bijagós are malnourished?
17.1% of children under five in Bolama/Bijagós were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition), 2.2% were wasted and 10.5% underweight in 2018-2019; the stunting rate is 2nd lowest of the 9 regions (Guinea-Bissau: 27.7%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Guinea-Bissau and Ministério da Economia e Finanças, with UNICEF · saved copyHow many children in Bolama/Bijagós are vaccinated?
73.3% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Bolama/Bijagós had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of polio and the pentavalent vaccine, and measles) in 2018-2019 (small sample), and 1.1% had no vaccine at all; 3rd highest of the 9 regions for basic vaccines (Guinea-Bissau: 66.3% and 5.1%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Guinea-Bissau and Ministério da Economia e Finanças, with UNICEF · saved copyDo women in Bolama/Bijagós give birth with a trained health worker?
56.0% of the most recent births in Bolama/Bijagós in the two years before the 2018-2019 survey were attended by a doctor, nurse or midwife, 5th highest of the 9 regions (Guinea-Bissau: 53.8%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Guinea-Bissau and Ministério da Economia e Finanças, with UNICEF · saved copyHow Bolama/Bijagós compares with other regions
Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey) (2009-2019)
Bolama/Bijagós ranks 5 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Biombo | 73 |
| 3 | Quinara | 72 |
| 4 | Sector Autónomo de Bissau | 59 |
| 5 | Bolama/Bijagós | 54 |
| 6 | Tombali | 42 |
| 7 | Oio | 42 |
| 8 | Cacheu | 30 |
Children under 5 stunted (2018-19)
Bolama/Bijagós ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Gabú | 30.5% |
| 4 | Cacheu | 27.8% |
| 5 | Tombali | 24.5% |
| 6 | Biombo | 24.3% |
| 7 | Quinara | 22.0% |
| 8 | Bolama/Bijagós | 17.1% |
| 9 | Sector Autónomo de Bissau | 14.3% |
Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines (2018-19)
Bolama/Bijagós ranks 3 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quinara | 80.6% |
| 2 | Bafatá | 75.0% |
| 3 | Bolama/Bijagós | 73.3% |
| 4 | Biombo | 71.8% |
| 5 | Cacheu | 70.9% |
| 6 | Sector Autónomo de Bissau | 66.1% |
| 7 | Gabú | 63.6% |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Guinea-Bissau and Ministério da Economia e Finanças, with UNICEF: Inquérito aos Indicadores Múltiplos (MICS6) 2018-2019, final report: regional tables, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bfaad4e22778…)
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