Annual death rates at different ages in Guinea
Guinea: Annual death rates at different ages was 68.91 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual death rates at different ages 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 at different ages in Guinea stood at 68.91 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 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual death rates at different ages in Guinea peaked at 200.76 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 68.91 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Guinea ranks 5th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 199.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 197.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 200.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 192.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 187.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 196.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 179.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 172.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 186.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 160.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 150.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 170.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 133.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 116.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 147.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 89.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 113.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 75.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 87.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 68.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 73.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 2 Nigeria 73.33 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 3 Central African Republic 72.14 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 4 Somalia 69.83 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 6 Niger 67.95 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 7 Chad 67.58 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 8 South Sudan 67.13 deaths per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Guinea
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 134,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 132,088 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 137,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 134,485 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 139,065 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 136,370 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual death rates at different ages in Guinea?
- Annual death rates at different ages in Guinea was 68.91 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 at different ages recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 200.76 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual death rates at different ages recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.91 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Guinea rank for annual death rates at different ages?
- Guinea ranks 5th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual death rates at different ages rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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 at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.