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

South Africa, at 33,080 deaths against 31,850 deaths in Guinea as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Guinea and South Africa?

1,230 deaths, with South Africa ahead.

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

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.

Guinea vs South Africa: Number of infants who die before age 1

Guinea

31,850 deaths

in 2023

South Africa

33,080 deaths

in 2023

Guinea rank

28th

South Africa rank

27th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Guinea
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 33,080 deaths against 31,850 deaths in Guinea, a difference of 1,230 deaths.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.

Guinea ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 27th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	25,868 deaths	69,764 deaths	43,896 deaths	South Africa
1960s	29,835 deaths	69,162 deaths	39,327 deaths	South Africa
1970s	33,618 deaths	73,999 deaths	40,381 deaths	South Africa
1980s	36,884 deaths	65,781 deaths	28,897 deaths	South Africa
1990s	39,841 deaths	53,593 deaths	13,752 deaths	South Africa
2000s	34,504 deaths	53,178 deaths	18,674 deaths	South Africa
2010s	33,646 deaths	33,232 deaths	414.6 deaths	Guinea
2020s	32,455 deaths	32,032 deaths	422.5 deaths	Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Guinea or South Africa?: South Africa, at 33,080 deaths against 31,850 deaths in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Guinea and South Africa?: 1,230 deaths, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and South Africa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guinea and South Africa rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Guinea ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 27th 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.