Infant mortality rate in Guinea
Guinea: Infant mortality rate was 5.98 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.98 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
7th
of 199 countries
All-time high
19.18 deaths per 100 live births
in 1957
All-time low
5.98 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
88
1937–2024
Infant mortality rate in Guinea, 1937–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Guinea is 5.98 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 88 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Guinea peaked at 19.18 deaths per 100 live births in 1957 and was at its lowest, 5.98 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Guinea ranks 7th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 88 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Guinea, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 16.95 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1938 | 17.09 deaths per 100 live births | +0.8% |
| 1939 | 17.23 deaths per 100 live births | +0.8% |
| 1940 | 17.38 deaths per 100 live births | +0.9% |
| 1941 | 17.5 deaths per 100 live births | +0.7% |
| 1942 | 17.64 deaths per 100 live births | +0.8% |
| 1943 | 17.78 deaths per 100 live births | +0.8% |
| 1944 | 17.94 deaths per 100 live births | +0.9% |
| 1945 | 18.1 deaths per 100 live births | +0.9% |
| 1946 | 18.23 deaths per 100 live births | +0.7% |
| 1947 | 18.35 deaths per 100 live births | +0.7% |
| 1948 | 18.48 deaths per 100 live births | +0.7% |
| 1949 | 18.6 deaths per 100 live births | +0.6% |
| 1950 | 18.73 deaths per 100 live births | +0.7% |
| 1951 | 18.85 deaths per 100 live births | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 18.95 deaths per 100 live births | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 19.05 deaths per 100 live births | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 19.11 deaths per 100 live births | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 19.15 deaths per 100 live births | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 19.17 deaths per 100 live births | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 19.18 deaths per 100 live births | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 19.15 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 19.11 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 19.07 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 19 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 18.93 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 18.85 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 18.76 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 18.67 deaths per 100 live births | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 18.55 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 18.44 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 18.32 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 18.2 deaths per 100 live births | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 18.07 deaths per 100 live births | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 17.92 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 17.77 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 17.6 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 17.45 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 17.28 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 17.07 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 16.84 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 16.59 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 16.33 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 16.07 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 15.81 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 15.55 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 15.29 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 15.04 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 14.78 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 14.53 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 14.28 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 14.01 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 13.74 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 13.45 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 13.12 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 12.77 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 12.4 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 12.03 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 11.64 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 11.26 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 10.89 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 10.51 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 10.12 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 9.73 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 9.36 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 9.01 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 8.7 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 8.41 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 8.17 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 7.96 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 7.79 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 7.66 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 7.54 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 7.44 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 7.36 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 7.29 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 7.21 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 7.2 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.12 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 6.99 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 6.9 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 6.81 deaths per 100 live births | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 6.7 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 6.57 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 6.44 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 6.29 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 6.14 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 5.98 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 5.98 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.87 deaths per 100 live births, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 5.98 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.72 deaths per 100 live births, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 17.09 deaths per 100 live births | 16.95 deaths per 100 live births | 17.23 deaths per 100 live births | 3 |
| 1940s | 18 deaths per 100 live births | 17.38 deaths per 100 live births | 18.6 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1950s | 19.05 deaths per 100 live births | 18.73 deaths per 100 live births | 19.18 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 18.68 deaths per 100 live births | 18.2 deaths per 100 live births | 19.07 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.29 deaths per 100 live births | 16.33 deaths per 100 live births | 18.07 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.91 deaths per 100 live births | 13.74 deaths per 100 live births | 16.07 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.82 deaths per 100 live births | 10.12 deaths per 100 live births | 13.45 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.43 deaths per 100 live births | 7.54 deaths per 100 live births | 9.73 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1 deaths per 100 live births | 6.7 deaths per 100 live births | 7.44 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.28 deaths per 100 live births | 5.98 deaths per 100 live births | 6.57 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 4 Somalia 6.54 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 5 Liberia 6.32 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 6 Zimbabwe 6.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 8 Central African Republic 5.88 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.64 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 10 Lesotho 5.63 deaths per 100 live births compare
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 infant mortality rate in Guinea?
- Infant mortality rate in Guinea was 5.98 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 19.18 deaths per 100 live births in 1957.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.98 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for infant mortality rate?
- Guinea ranks 7th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .