Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Guinea
Guinea: Fertility rate vs. child mortality was 4.22 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. child mortality in Guinea stood at 4.22 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. child mortality in Guinea peaked at 6.57 live births per woman in 1987 and was at its lowest, 4.22 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Guinea 21st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 6.03 live births per woman | 5.97 live births per woman | 6.1 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.17 live births per woman | 6.11 live births per woman | 6.23 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.35 live births per woman | 6.24 live births per woman | 6.45 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.52 live births per woman | 6.46 live births per woman | 6.57 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.29 live births per woman | 5.99 live births per woman | 6.51 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.72 live births per woman | 5.53 live births per woman | 5.92 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.02 live births per woman | 4.58 live births per woman | 5.43 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.35 live births per woman | 4.22 live births per woman | 4.49 live births per woman | 4 |
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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 fertility rate vs. child mortality in Guinea?
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Guinea was 4.22 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.57 live births per woman in 1987.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.22 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Guinea rank for fertility rate vs. child mortality?
- Guinea ranks 21st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. child mortality rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 Fertility rate vs. child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.