Neonatal mortality rate in Guinea

Guinea: Neonatal mortality rate was 3.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
3.1%
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
10th
of 204 countries
All-time high
8.2%
in 1951
All-time low
3.1%
in 2019
Years of data
70
1950–2019

Neonatal mortality rate in Guinea, 1950–2019

02468195019842019

Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, neonatal mortality rate in Guinea stood at 3.1%. 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 rate in Guinea peaked at 8.2% in 1951 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 8.1% 7.8% 8.2% 10
1960s 7.6% 7.5% 7.8% 10
1970s 7.2% 6.9% 7.4% 10
1980s 6.4% 6.0% 6.8% 10
1990s 5.6% 5.1% 5.9% 10
2000s 4.5% 3.9% 5.0% 10
2010s 3.4% 3.1% 3.8% 10

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 7 Chad 3.2% compare
  2. 8 Guinea-Bissau 3.1% compare
  3. 9 Somalia 3.1% compare
  4. 11 Benin 3.0% compare
  5. 12 Haiti 3.0% compare
  6. 13 Burkina Faso 2.9% compare
  7. 13 Lesotho 2.9% compare
  8. 13 Sierra Leone 2.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Guinea?
Neonatal mortality rate in Guinea was 3.1% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 1951.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2019.
How does Guinea rank for neonatal mortality rate?
Guinea ranks 10th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
Is neonatal mortality rate 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 IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
%
Source
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed

Probability of death between 0 and 27 days