Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Guinea
Guinea: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 14,644 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Guinea, 1977–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 14,644 deaths for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Guinea peaked at 19,171 deaths in 1994 and was at its lowest, 14,571 deaths, in 2007.
Guinea ranks 36th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,872 deaths | 15,373 deaths | 16,387 deaths | 3 |
| 1980s | 17,900 deaths | 16,896 deaths | 18,213 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,477 deaths | 16,968 deaths | 19,171 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,942 deaths | 14,571 deaths | 16,246 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,929 deaths | 14,818 deaths | 15,086 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,883 deaths | 14,644 deaths | 15,092 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 33 Zambia 14,944 deaths compare
- 34 South Africa 14,715 deaths compare
- 35 Iraq 14,670 deaths compare
- 37 South Sudan 13,744 deaths compare
- 38 United States 13,347 deaths compare
- 39 Algeria 13,203 deaths compare
More health data for Guinea
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 134,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 132,088 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 137,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 134,485 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 139,065 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 136,370 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Guinea?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Guinea was 14,644 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 19,171 deaths in 1994.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,571 deaths in 2007.
- How does Guinea rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Guinea ranks 36th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .