Mortality rate, under-5, male in Guinea
Guinea: Mortality rate, under-5, male was 98.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
98.8 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
6th
of 196 countries
All-time high
355.1 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
98.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, 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
Guinea recorded 98.8 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Guinea peaked at 355.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 98.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Guinea 6th out of 196 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, male in Guinea, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 355.1 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 352.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 350.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 348 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 345.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 343 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 340.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 337.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 334.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 331.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 328.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 325.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 321.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 318.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 314.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 311.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 306.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 302.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 298 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 293.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 288.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 283.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 279.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 274.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 269.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 264.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 260.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 255.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 250.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 246.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 240.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 235 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 228.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 222.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 215.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 208.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 201.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 194.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 187.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 180.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 173.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 167 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 160.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 154.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 149.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 145.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 141.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 137.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 135 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 132.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 130.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 128.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 126.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 124.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 123.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 121.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 119.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 117.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 115.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 112.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 110.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 107.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 104.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 101.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 98.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 343.96 per 1,000 live births | 331.6 per 1,000 live births | 355.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 312.06 per 1,000 live births | 293.2 per 1,000 live births | 328.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 267.3 per 1,000 live births | 246.2 per 1,000 live births | 288.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 211.54 per 1,000 live births | 180.7 per 1,000 live births | 240.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 149.77 per 1,000 live births | 132.6 per 1,000 live births | 173.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 121.86 per 1,000 live births | 112.8 per 1,000 live births | 130.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.56 per 1,000 live births | 98.8 per 1,000 live births | 110.1 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 3 Somalia 106.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 4 Chad 103.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 5 South Sudan 102.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 97.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 96.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 9 Central African Republic 95.2 per 1,000 live births compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in Guinea?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in Guinea was 98.8 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, under-5, male recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 355.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Guinea ranks 6th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. 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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.