Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita was 0.001 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Guinea is 0.001 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.0068 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.001 units per person, in 2024.
That places Guinea 8th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0068 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0067 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0066 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0065 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0064 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0064 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0063 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0062 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0061 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0061 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.006 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0059 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0059 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0058 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0057 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0057 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0056 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0055 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0054 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0053 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0052 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0051 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.005 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0049 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0048 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0047 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0046 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0045 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0044 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0043 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0042 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.004 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0038 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0037 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0036 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0035 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0033 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0031 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0025 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.002 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.001 units per person | -4.9% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.001 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 8.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.001 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 units per person, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0013 units per person compare
- 6 Central African Republic 0.0012 units per person compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 0.0011 units per person compare
- 9 Benin 0.001 units per person compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 0.0009 units per person compare
- 11 Mali 0.0009 units per person 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Guinea?
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Guinea was 0.001 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0068 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 units per person in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita?
- Guinea ranks 8th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Child deaths UNICEF
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.