Egypt vs Guinea: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Egypt
42,457 deaths
in 2023
Guinea
44,951 deaths
in 2023
Egypt rank
28th
Guinea rank
26th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Egypt
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 44,951 deaths against 42,457 deaths in Egypt, a difference of 2,494 deaths.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 28th and Guinea ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 7 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 456,103 deaths | 51,086 deaths | 405,016 deaths | Egypt |
| 1960s | 368,164 deaths | 57,627 deaths | 310,536 deaths | Egypt |
| 1970s | 332,459 deaths | 62,411 deaths | 270,047 deaths | Egypt |
| 1980s | 233,222 deaths | 64,456 deaths | 168,766 deaths | Egypt |
| 1990s | 129,002 deaths | 64,910 deaths | 64,092 deaths | Egypt |
| 2000s | 79,587 deaths | 52,040 deaths | 27,547 deaths | Egypt |
| 2010s | 62,637 deaths | 48,595 deaths | 14,042 deaths | Egypt |
| 2020s | 44,304 deaths | 45,964 deaths | 1,660 deaths | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Egypt or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 44,951 deaths against 42,457 deaths in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Egypt and Guinea?
- 2,494 deaths, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Guinea rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Egypt ranks 28th and Guinea ranks 26th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.