Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Guinea

Guinea: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 was 34 highest in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
34 highest
Change on year
up 70.0%
World rank
17th
of 33 countries
All-time high
70 highest
in 1999
All-time low
20 highest
in 2016
Years of data
5
1999–2018

Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Guinea, 1999–2018

2030405060701999200820181999: 70 highest2005: 68 highest2012: 49 highest2016: 20 highest2018: 34 highest

Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.

Analysis

In 2018, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Guinea stood at 34 highest.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 70.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Guinea peaked at 70 highest in 1999 and was at its lowest, 20 highest, in 2016.

Guinea ranks 17th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 (highest) in Guinea, 1999 to 2018.
Year highest Change
1999 70 highest
2005 68 highest -2.9%
2012 49 highest -27.9%
2016 20 highest -59.2%
2018 34 highest +70.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 70 highest 70 highest 70 highest 1
2000s 68 highest 68 highest 68 highest 1
2010s 34.33 highest 20 highest 49 highest 3

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 14 Cameroon 38 highest compare
  2. 14 Kenya 38 highest compare
  3. 16 Mali 37 highest compare
  4. 18 Ghana 33 highest compare
  5. 19 Democratic Republic of Congo 29 highest compare
  6. 20 Senegal 25 highest compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

More health data for Guinea

All data for Guinea →

Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Guinea?
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Guinea was 34 highest in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 70 highest in 1999.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 20 highest in 2016.
How does Guinea rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5?
Guinea ranks 17th out of 33 countries with data for 2018.
Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Guinea. Statizoid, drawing on Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/infant-mortality-rate-per-1-000-live-births-q5-highest/guinea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/infant-mortality-rate-per-1-000-live-births-q5-highest/guinea/">Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Guinea</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
Source
Household Surveys (DHS, MICS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 207 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

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).