Number of child deaths by age in Guinea
Guinea: Number of child deaths by age was 15,400 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths by age in Guinea, 1955–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths by age in Guinea is 15,400 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths by age in Guinea peaked at 26,714 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15,400 deaths, in 2024.
Guinea ranks 21st of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23,451 deaths | 23,055 deaths | 23,821 deaths | 5 |
| 1960s | 24,731 deaths | 24,024 deaths | 25,480 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 26,152 deaths | 25,670 deaths | 26,371 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,286 deaths | 26,097 deaths | 26,679 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,857 deaths | 24,044 deaths | 26,714 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,266 deaths | 18,556 deaths | 23,265 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,960 deaths | 17,213 deaths | 18,491 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,174 deaths | 15,400 deaths | 16,914 deaths | 5 |
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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 number of child deaths by age in Guinea?
- Number of child deaths by age in Guinea was 15,400 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths by age recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 26,714 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths by age recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,400 deaths in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for number of child deaths by age?
- Guinea ranks 21st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths by age rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .