Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) in Guinea
Guinea: Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) was 66 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
66 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
7th
of 197 countries
All-time high
202.4 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
66 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male in Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, infant, male in Guinea stood at 66 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in Guinea peaked at 202.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 66 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Guinea ranks 7th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 202.4 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 201.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 201 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 200.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 199.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 198.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 196.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 195.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 194.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 193 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 191.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 189.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 188.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 186.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 184.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 182.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 180.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 178.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 175.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 173 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 170.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 167.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 165 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 162.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 159.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 156.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 154 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 151.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 148.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 146 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 143.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 140 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 136.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 132.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 128.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 124.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 120.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 117.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 113.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 109.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 105.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 101.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 98.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 94.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 92 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 89.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 87.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 85.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 84.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 83.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 82.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 81.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 80.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 79.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 79.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 77.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 76.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 75.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 74.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 72.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 71.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 69.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 67.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 66 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 66 per 1,000 live births is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.5 per 1,000 live births, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 66 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.1 per 1,000 live births, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 198.23 per 1,000 live births | 193 per 1,000 live births | 202.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 183.2 per 1,000 live births | 173 per 1,000 live births | 191.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 158.11 per 1,000 live births | 146 per 1,000 live births | 170.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 126.64 per 1,000 live births | 109.3 per 1,000 live births | 143.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.2 per 1,000 live births | 83.2 per 1,000 live births | 105.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.49 per 1,000 live births | 74.1 per 1,000 live births | 82.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.46 per 1,000 live births | 66 per 1,000 live births | 72.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 5 Liberia 69.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 6 Zimbabwe 68.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 8 Central African Republic 64.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 62.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 10 Lesotho 62.1 per 1,000 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in Guinea?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in Guinea was 66 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 202.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 66 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Guinea ranks 7th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.