Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Brazil or Guinea?

Guinea, at 31,850 deaths against 31,406 deaths in Brazil as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Guinea: Number of infants who die before age 1

Brazil

31,406 deaths

in 2023

Guinea

31,850 deaths

in 2023

Brazil rank

29th

Guinea rank

28th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Brazil
Guinea

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 31,850 deaths against 31,406 deaths in Brazil, a difference of 444 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 29th and Guinea ranks 28th of 236 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	400,298 deaths	25,868 deaths	374,430 deaths	Brazil
1960s	385,079 deaths	29,835 deaths	355,244 deaths	Brazil
1970s	331,872 deaths	33,618 deaths	298,254 deaths	Brazil
1980s	257,601 deaths	36,884 deaths	220,718 deaths	Brazil
1990s	151,794 deaths	39,841 deaths	111,952 deaths	Brazil
2000s	73,463 deaths	34,504 deaths	38,959 deaths	Brazil
2010s	42,064 deaths	33,646 deaths	8,418 deaths	Brazil
2020s	32,974 deaths	32,455 deaths	519.75 deaths	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Brazil or Guinea?: Guinea, at 31,850 deaths against 31,406 deaths in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Brazil and Guinea?: 444 deaths, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Guinea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Guinea rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Brazil ranks 29th and Guinea ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.