Neonatal mortality ihme in Guinea
Guinea: Neonatal mortality ihme was 3.06 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
3.06
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
10th
of 204 countries
All-time high
8.23
in 1951
All-time low
3.06
in 2019
Years of data
70
1950–2019
Neonatal mortality ihme in Guinea, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, neonatal mortality ihme in Guinea stood at 3.06. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality ihme in Guinea peaked at 8.23 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 3.06, in 2019.
Guinea ranks 10th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality ihme in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8.17 | — |
| 1951 | 8.23 | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 8.19 | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 8.14 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 8.09 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 8.05 | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 7.98 | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 7.94 | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 7.89 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 7.84 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 7.79 | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 7.75 | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 7.71 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 7.67 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 7.64 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 7.59 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 7.56 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 7.52 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 7.49 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 7.45 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 7.43 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 7.41 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 7.38 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 7.35 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 7.27 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 7.18 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 7.11 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 7.05 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 6.96 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 6.86 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 6.79 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 6.71 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 6.63 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 6.57 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 6.5 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 6.41 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 6.3 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 6.2 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 6.1 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 6 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 5.9 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 5.81 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 5.75 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 5.71 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 5.65 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 5.59 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 5.49 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 5.39 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 5.28 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 5.14 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 5.02 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 4.87 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 4.75 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 4.64 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 4.54 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 4.42 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 4.3 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 4.17 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 4.04 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 3.92 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 3.79 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 3.65 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 3.54 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 3.44 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 3.37 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 3.35 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.31 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.24 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 3.17 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 3.06 | -3.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 3.06 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.97, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 3.06 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.39, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.05 | 7.84 | 8.23 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.62 | 7.45 | 7.79 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.2 | 6.86 | 7.43 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.42 | 6 | 6.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.57 | 5.14 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.47 | 3.92 | 5.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.39 | 3.06 | 3.79 | 10 |
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 mortality ihme in Guinea?
- Neonatal mortality ihme in Guinea was 3.06 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.23 in 1951.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.06 in 2019.
- How does Guinea rank for neonatal mortality ihme?
- Guinea ranks 10th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality ihme rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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