Child mortality rate in Guinea
Guinea: Child mortality rate was 9.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children.
Analysis
In 2023, child mortality rate in Guinea stood at 9.3%. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Guinea peaked at 35.9% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2023.
Guinea ranks 8th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.5% | 34.9% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 33.6% | 32.3% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.5% | 28.6% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.0% | 23.8% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 17.3% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 12.5% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.3% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.3% | 10.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 5 South Sudan 9.9% compare
- 6 Sierra Leone 9.7% compare
- 7 Central African Republic 9.5% compare
- 9 Mali 9.2% compare
- 10 Benin 7.9% compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 7.7% 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 child mortality rate in Guinea?
- Child mortality rate in Guinea was 9.3% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2023.
- How does Guinea rank for child mortality rate?
- Guinea ranks 8th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.