Africa Eastern and Southern vs Guinea: Mortality rate, infant
Africa Eastern and Southern
40.69 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Guinea
59.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
10th
Guinea rank
7th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 59.8 per 1,000 live births against 40.69 per 1,000 live births in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 19.11 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.5 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 10th and Guinea ranks 7th of 47 groups.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Eastern and Southern | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.62 per 1,000 live births | 118.19 per 1,000 live births | 20.57 per 1,000 live births | Guinea |
| 2000s | 71.04 per 1,000 live births | 84.33 per 1,000 live births | 13.29 per 1,000 live births | Guinea |
| 2010s | 49.09 per 1,000 live births | 71.02 per 1,000 live births | 21.93 per 1,000 live births | Guinea |
| 2020s | 42.83 per 1,000 live births | 62.84 per 1,000 live births | 20.01 per 1,000 live births | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Africa Eastern and Southern or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 59.8 per 1,000 live births against 40.69 per 1,000 live births in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Africa Eastern and Southern and Guinea?
- 19.11 per 1,000 live births, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Guinea rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 10th and Guinea ranks 7th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.