Child mortality rate in Guinea
Guinea: Child mortality rate was 9.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Guinea, 1937–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 9.21 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 88 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Guinea peaked at 35.58 deaths per 100 live births in 1952 and was at its lowest, 9.21 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Guinea ranks 6th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 88 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 34.9 deaths per 100 live births | 34.82 deaths per 100 live births | 34.99 deaths per 100 live births | 3 |
| 1940s | 35.32 deaths per 100 live births | 35.07 deaths per 100 live births | 35.51 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1950s | 35.36 deaths per 100 live births | 34.84 deaths per 100 live births | 35.58 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 33.57 deaths per 100 live births | 32.38 deaths per 100 live births | 34.67 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.48 deaths per 100 live births | 28.59 deaths per 100 live births | 32.1 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.99 deaths per 100 live births | 23.87 deaths per 100 live births | 28.1 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.37 deaths per 100 live births | 17.26 deaths per 100 live births | 23.34 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.17 deaths per 100 live births | 12.44 deaths per 100 live births | 16.57 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4 deaths per 100 live births | 10.54 deaths per 100 live births | 12.22 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.76 deaths per 100 live births | 9.21 deaths per 100 live births | 10.29 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 3 Somalia 10.11 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 4 Chad 9.73 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 5 South Sudan 9.67 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 9.05 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 8 Central African Republic 8.97 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.97 deaths per 100 live births 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 by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 193,609 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 181,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 190,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 194,686 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 189,269 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 199,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Guinea?
- Child mortality rate in Guinea was 9.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 35.58 deaths per 100 live births in 1952.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for child mortality rate?
- Guinea ranks 6th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .