Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) in Guinea
Guinea: Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) was 85.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
85.1 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
6th
of 197 countries
All-time high
337.4 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
85.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, female 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
Guinea recorded 85.1 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Guinea peaked at 337.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 85.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Guinea 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 337.4 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 335.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 333.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 331.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 328.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 326.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 323.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 321 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 318.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 315.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 312.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 309.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 306.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 303.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 300.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 296.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 292.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 287.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 283 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 278.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 273.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 268.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 263.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 259 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 254.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 250.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 245.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 241.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 236.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 231.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 225.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 219.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 213.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 206.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 199 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 191.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 185 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 178 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 171.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 164.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 157.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 150.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 144.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 138.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 133.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 128.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 124.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 121.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 118.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 115.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 113.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 111.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 109.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 108.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 107.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 105.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 103.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 101.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 99.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 97.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 95.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 92.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 90.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 87.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 85.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 85.1 per 1,000 live births is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33 per 1,000 live births, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 85.1 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.05 per 1,000 live births, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 327.05 per 1,000 live births | 315.6 per 1,000 live births | 337.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 297.12 per 1,000 live births | 278.1 per 1,000 live births | 312.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 252.27 per 1,000 live births | 231.1 per 1,000 live births | 273.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 195.38 per 1,000 live births | 164.1 per 1,000 live births | 225.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 133.22 per 1,000 live births | 115.8 per 1,000 live births | 157.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.84 per 1,000 live births | 97.6 per 1,000 live births | 113.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.24 per 1,000 live births | 85.1 per 1,000 live births | 95.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 3 Somalia 95.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 4 South Sudan 91.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 5 Chad 91 per 1,000 live births compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 84.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 8 Central African Republic 83.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 81.8 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, under-5, female in Guinea?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Guinea was 85.1 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, under-5, female recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 337.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Guinea ranks 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.