Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in Guinea
Guinea: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) was 29.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
29.8 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
13th
of 197 countries
All-time high
74 per 1,000 live births
in 1982
All-time low
29.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
49
1976–2024
Mortality rate, neonatal in Guinea, 1976–2024
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, neonatal in Guinea stood at 29.8 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Guinea peaked at 74 per 1,000 live births in 1982 and was at its lowest, 29.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Guinea ranks 13th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 69.4 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1977 | 70.1 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 71.2 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 72.3 per 1,000 live births | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 73.3 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 73.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 74 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 73.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 72.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 70.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 68.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 66.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 64.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 63.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 61.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 60.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 59.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 58.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 58 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 57 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 55.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 53.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 51.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 48.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 46.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 44.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 42.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 41.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 40.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 39.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 38.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 37.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 36.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 36.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 36 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 35.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 35.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 34.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 34.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 33.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 33.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 32.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 32.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 32.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 31.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 31.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 30.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 30.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 29.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 29.8 per 1,000 live births is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.1 per 1,000 live births, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 29.8 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.35 per 1,000 live births, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.75 per 1,000 live births | 69.4 per 1,000 live births | 72.3 per 1,000 live births | 4 |
| 1980s | 70.1 per 1,000 live births | 63.2 per 1,000 live births | 74 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.39 per 1,000 live births | 48.5 per 1,000 live births | 61.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.29 per 1,000 live births | 36.5 per 1,000 live births | 46.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 34 per 1,000 live births | 32.2 per 1,000 live births | 36 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8 per 1,000 live births | 29.8 per 1,000 live births | 31.8 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Guinea?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Guinea was 29.8 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, neonatal recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 74 per 1,000 live births in 1982.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Guinea ranks 13th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.