Number of child deaths, per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Number of child deaths, per capita was 0.003 deaths per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths, per capita in Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.003 deaths per person for number of child deaths, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths, per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.0151 deaths per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.003 deaths per person, in 2024.
That places Guinea 7th out of 195 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.
Number of child deaths, per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0151 deaths per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.015 deaths per person | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0149 deaths per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0148 deaths per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0147 deaths per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0145 deaths per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0144 deaths per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0143 deaths per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0141 deaths per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.014 deaths per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0139 deaths per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0138 deaths per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0137 deaths per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0135 deaths per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0134 deaths per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0133 deaths per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0131 deaths per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0129 deaths per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0127 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0125 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0123 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0121 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0118 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0116 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0114 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0112 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.011 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0108 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0106 deaths per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0104 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0101 deaths per person | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0097 deaths per person | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0095 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0092 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0088 deaths per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0085 deaths per person | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0081 deaths per person | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0078 deaths per person | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0075 deaths per person | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0071 deaths per person | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0067 deaths per person | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0064 deaths per person | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0061 deaths per person | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0058 deaths per person | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0055 deaths per person | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 deaths per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0052 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.005 deaths per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0049 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0048 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0047 deaths per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0046 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0044 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0043 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.004 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0039 deaths per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0038 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 deaths per person | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 deaths per person | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0033 deaths per person | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0031 deaths per person | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.003 deaths per person | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0146 deaths per person | 0.014 deaths per person | 0.0151 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0133 deaths per person | 0.0125 deaths per person | 0.0139 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0113 deaths per person | 0.0104 deaths per person | 0.0123 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0086 deaths per person | 0.0071 deaths per person | 0.0101 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0056 deaths per person | 0.0048 deaths per person | 0.0067 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0042 deaths per person | 0.0037 deaths per person | 0.0047 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 deaths per person | 0.003 deaths per person | 0.0036 deaths per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 4 Central African Republic 0.0039 deaths per person compare
- 5 Nigeria 0.0037 deaths per person compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0035 deaths per person compare
- 8 Mali 0.0028 deaths per person compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 0.0027 deaths per person compare
- 10 South Sudan 0.0027 deaths per person compare
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths, per capita in Guinea?
- Number of child deaths, per capita in Guinea was 0.003 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of child deaths, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0151 deaths per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 deaths per person in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for number of child deaths, per capita?
- Guinea ranks 7th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths, per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of child deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.