Child mortality rate in Guinea
Guinea: Child mortality rate was 34.38 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
34.38
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
7th
of 200 countries
All-time high
215.19
in 1937
All-time low
34.38
in 2024
Years of data
88
1937β2024
Child mortality rate in Guinea, 1937β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 34.38 for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 88 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Guinea peaked at 215.19 in 1937 and was at its lowest, 34.38, in 2024.
Guinea ranks 7th of 200 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 | 214.84 | 214.52 | 215.19 | 3 |
| 1940s | 211.24 | 207.77 | 214.07 | 10 |
| 1950s | 201.51 | 194.41 | 206.85 | 10 |
| 1960s | 183.11 | 173.35 | 192.73 | 10 |
| 1970s | 159.48 | 146.49 | 171.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 130.35 | 117.48 | 143.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.1 | 79.5 | 114.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.72 | 52.98 | 75.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.32 | 41.12 | 51.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.08 | 34.38 | 39.81 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 4 Somalia 38.16 compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 37.98 compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 35.24 compare
- 8 Central African Republic 32.83 compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 32.68 compare
- 10 Benin 30.96 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,123 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4952 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 134,499 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Guinea?
- Child mortality rate in Guinea was 34.38 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 215.19 in 1937.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.38 in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for child mortality rate?
- Guinea ranks 7th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Child mortality rate (aged 1-4 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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