Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Guinea
Guinea: Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or was 86,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Guinea, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Guinea is 86,000, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Guinea peaked at 92,000 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58,000, in 2010.
Guinea ranks 26th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 58,000 | — |
| 2011 | 61,000 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 63,000 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 67,000 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 70,000 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 74,000 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 78,000 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 82,000 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 86,000 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 89,000 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 91,000 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 92,000 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 91,000 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 89,000 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 86,000 | -3.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 86,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49,000, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 86,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86,000, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72,800 | 58,000 | 89,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89,800 | 86,000 | 92,000 | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Guinea?
- Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Guinea was 86,000 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 92,000 in 2021.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,000 in 2010.
- How does Guinea rank for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or?
- Guinea ranks 26th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or both parents due to AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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