Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Guinea or Zambia?

Zambia, at 14,944 deaths against 14,644 deaths in Guinea as of 2024.

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

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 Zambia: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Guinea

14,644 deaths

in 2024

Zambia

14,944 deaths

in 2024

Guinea rank

36th

Zambia rank

33rd

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Guinea
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 14,944 deaths against 14,644 deaths in Guinea, a difference of 300 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 33rd of 199 countries.

Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	15,872 deaths	9,058 deaths	6,814 deaths	Guinea
1980s	17,900 deaths	11,165 deaths	6,735 deaths	Guinea
1990s	18,477 deaths	13,833 deaths	4,644 deaths	Guinea
2000s	14,942 deaths	14,308 deaths	634 deaths	Guinea
2010s	14,929 deaths	14,325 deaths	603.8 deaths	Guinea
2020s	14,883 deaths	14,612 deaths	271 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 Zambia?: Zambia, at 14,944 deaths against 14,644 deaths in Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Guinea and Zambia?: 300 deaths, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Zambia?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Guinea and Zambia rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Guinea ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 33rd 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: 28 August 2026

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