Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Guinea
Guinea: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 132 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Guinea, 2000–2015
Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Guinea stood at 132. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Guinea peaked at 148 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 132, in 2015.
That places Guinea 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 148 | — |
| 2001 | 148 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 147 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 146 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 147 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 147 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 148 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 148 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 142 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 143 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 139 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 136 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 134 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 133 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 133 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 132 | -0.8% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 132 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43, 3.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 132 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.5, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 146.4 | 142 | 148 | 10 |
| 2010s | 134.5 | 132 | 139 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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 from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Guinea?
- Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Guinea was 132 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 148 in 2000.
- What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 132 in 2015.
- How does Guinea rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Guinea ranks 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.