Number of children who die before age 5 in Guinea
Guinea: Number of children who die before age 5 was 44,951 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
44,951 deaths
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
26th
of 236 countries
All-time high
67,470 deaths
in 1992
All-time low
44,951 deaths
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children who die before age 5 in Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 44,951 deaths for number of children who die before age 5 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children who die before age 5 in Guinea peaked at 67,470 deaths in 1992 and was at its lowest, 44,951 deaths, in 2023.
Guinea ranks 26th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of children who die before age 5 in Guinea, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 47,109 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 48,198 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1952 | 49,164 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1953 | 50,049 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 50,932 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 51,711 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 52,447 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 53,074 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 53,742 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 54,439 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 55,064 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 55,644 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 56,238 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 56,818 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 57,387 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 57,950 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 58,441 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 59,014 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 59,596 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 60,122 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 60,762 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 61,290 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 61,768 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 62,274 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 62,656 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 62,862 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 62,965 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 63,141 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 63,169 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 63,227 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 63,264 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 63,345 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 63,532 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 63,903 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 64,060 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 64,474 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 64,934 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 65,395 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 65,743 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 65,906 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 65,879 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 66,911 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 67,470 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 67,003 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 66,964 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 65,743 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 64,666 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 63,452 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 61,424 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 59,592 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 57,831 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 55,930 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 53,783 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 52,313 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 51,321 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 50,610 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 50,030 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 49,737 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 49,445 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 49,401 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 49,289 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 49,114 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 48,935 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 48,770 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 49,046 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 48,982 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 48,407 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 48,217 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 47,791 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 47,396 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 46,950 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 46,334 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 45,619 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 44,951 deaths | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51,086 deaths | 47,109 deaths | 54,439 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 57,627 deaths | 55,064 deaths | 60,122 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 62,411 deaths | 60,762 deaths | 63,227 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 64,456 deaths | 63,264 deaths | 65,906 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 64,910 deaths | 59,592 deaths | 67,470 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 52,040 deaths | 49,401 deaths | 57,831 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,595 deaths | 47,396 deaths | 49,289 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,964 deaths | 44,951 deaths | 46,950 deaths | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 23 Burkina Faso 55,713 deaths compare
- 24 Yemen 54,401 deaths compare
- 25 Philippines 51,634 deaths compare
- 27 South Africa 44,801 deaths compare
- 28 Egypt 42,457 deaths compare
- 29 Benin 37,100 deaths 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0029 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 10 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children who die before age 5 in Guinea?
- Number of children who die before age 5 in Guinea was 44,951 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 67,470 deaths in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,951 deaths in 2023.
- How does Guinea rank for number of children who die before age 5?
- Guinea ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children who die before age 5 rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.