Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 in Guinea
Guinea: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 was 62 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 in Guinea, 1999–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2018, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Guinea stood at 62.
That represents a change of up 55.0% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Guinea peaked at 115 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 40, in 2016.
That places Guinea 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 113 | — |
| 2005 | 115 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 81 | -29.6% |
| 2016 | 40 | -50.6% |
| 2018 | 62 | +55.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 113 | 113 | 113 | 1 |
| 2000s | 115 | 115 | 115 | 1 |
| 2010s | 61 | 40 | 81 | 3 |
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,123 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1998 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2057 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Guinea?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Guinea was 62 in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 115 in 2005.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 2016.
- How does Guinea rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3?
- Guinea ranks 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2018.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).