What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Guinea and United States?

1,297 deaths, with Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and United States?

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea vs United States: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Guinea

14,644 deaths

in 2024

United States

13,347 deaths

in 2024

Guinea rank

36th

United States rank

38th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Guinea
United States

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 14,644 deaths against 13,347 deaths in United States, a difference of 1,297 deaths.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was United States ahead.

Guinea ranks 36th and United States ranks 38th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	United States	Difference	Ahead
1970s	15,872 deaths	33,662 deaths	17,789 deaths	United States
1980s	17,900 deaths	27,345 deaths	9,445 deaths	United States
1990s	18,477 deaths	20,236 deaths	1,759 deaths	United States
2000s	14,942 deaths	18,106 deaths	3,165 deaths	United States
2010s	14,929 deaths	15,360 deaths	430.5 deaths	United States
2020s	14,883 deaths	13,122 deaths	1,761 deaths	Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Guinea or United States?: Guinea, at 14,644 deaths against 13,347 deaths in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Guinea and United States?: 1,297 deaths, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and United States?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Guinea and United States rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Guinea ranks 36th and United States ranks 38th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .