Death rate from malnutrition ghe in Guinea
Guinea: Death rate from malnutrition ghe was 8.17 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from malnutrition ghe in Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 8.17 for death rate from malnutrition ghe in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from malnutrition ghe in Guinea peaked at 20.37 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.17, in 2021.
That places Guinea 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from malnutrition ghe in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.43 | — |
| 2001 | 15.87 | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 20.04 | +26.3% |
| 2003 | 20.37 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 19.39 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 18.1 | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 17.19 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 15.84 | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 12.64 | -20.2% |
| 2009 | 13.41 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 12.47 | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 11.53 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 10.95 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 9.64 | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 10.77 | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 10.85 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 10.26 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 9.35 | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 8.65 | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 8.3 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 8.64 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 8.17 | -5.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 8.17 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.69, 3.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 8.17 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.46, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from malnutrition ghe in Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +26.3% | 15.87 | 20.04 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.03 | 12.64 | 20.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.28 | 8.3 | 12.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.41 | 8.17 | 8.64 | 2 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from malnutrition ghe in Guinea?
- Death rate from malnutrition ghe in Guinea was 8.17 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from malnutrition ghe recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 20.37 in 2003.
- What is the lowest death rate from malnutrition ghe recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.17 in 2021.
- How does Guinea rank for death rate from malnutrition ghe?
- Guinea ranks 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from malnutrition ghe rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from malnutrition ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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