Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Guinea
Guinea: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex was 62.55 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
62.55 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
6th
of 236 countries
All-time high
186.68 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
62.55 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Guinea stood at 62.55 deaths per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Guinea peaked at 186.68 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 62.55 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Guinea ranks 6th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Guinea, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 186.68 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 186.57 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 186.46 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 186.32 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 186.14 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 185.9 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 185.59 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 185.19 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 184.73 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 184.18 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 183.57 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 182.89 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 182.16 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 181.36 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 180.51 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 179.61 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 178.66 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 177.66 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 176.62 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 175.54 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 174.45 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 173.23 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 171.99 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 170.67 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 169.27 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 167.78 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 166.19 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 164.5 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 162.74 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 160.9 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 159 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 157.07 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 155.11 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 153.34 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 151.12 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 149.09 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 147.02 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 144.84 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 142.56 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 140.16 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 137.59 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 134.84 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 131.9 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 128.76 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 125.67 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 122.16 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 118.41 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 114.76 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 111.15 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 107.51 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 104.06 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 100.75 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 97.49 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 94.46 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 91.69 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 89.14 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 86.86 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 84.84 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 82.91 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 81.29 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 79.76 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 78.38 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 77.12 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 75.87 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 74.93 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 73.77 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 72.22 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 70.96 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 69.65 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 68.28 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 66.88 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 65.42 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 63.97 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 62.55 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 62.55 deaths per 1,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.9 deaths per 1,000 people, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 62.55 deaths per 1,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.12 deaths per 1,000 people, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 185.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 184.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 186.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 179.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 175.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 183.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 168.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 160.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 174.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 149.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 140.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 159 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 123.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 107.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 137.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 81.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 104.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 68.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 79.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 62.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 66.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 3 Central African Republic 65.59 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 4 Somalia 64.05 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 5 Niger 63.68 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 7 South Sudan 62.14 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 8 Chad 61.55 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 9 Mali 58.73 deaths per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Guinea?
- Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Guinea was 62.55 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 186.68 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.55 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Guinea rank for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Guinea ranks 6th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.