Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Guinea
Guinea: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.3299 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3299
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
190th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.3299
in 2024
All-time low
0.2781
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Guinea is 0.3299, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Guinea peaked at 0.3299 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2781, in 1990.
Guinea ranks 190th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2781 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2838 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2872 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2904 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2955 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.297 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3012 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2995 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2915 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2894 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2856 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2831 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2832 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2885 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2938 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2983 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2996 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3012 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.303 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3048 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3054 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3053 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3056 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.306 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3044 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3052 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3079 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3087 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3105 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3141 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3173 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.32 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3225 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.326 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3299 | +1.2% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.3299 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5149, 64% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.3299 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4389, 75% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2914 | 0.2781 | 0.3012 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2941 | 0.2831 | 0.3048 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3073 | 0.3044 | 0.3141 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3231 | 0.3173 | 0.3299 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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 neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Guinea?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Guinea was 0.3299 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3299 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2781 in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Guinea ranks 190th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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