Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Guinea

Guinea: Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause was 5,707 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
5,707
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
35th
of 193 countries
All-time high
5,752
in 2000
All-time low
5,073
in 2006
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Guinea, 2000–2021

02.0k4.0k6.0k2000201020212000: 5.8k2001: 5.6k2002: 5.3k2003: 5.2k2004: 5.2k2005: 5.1k2006: 5.1k2007: 5.1k2008: 5.2k2009: 5.1k2010: 5.3k2011: 5.4k2012: 5.5k2013: 5.6k2014: 5.5k2015: 5.7k2016: 5.7k2017: 5.7k2018: 5.7k2019: 5.7k2020: 5.7k2021: 5.7k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Guinea recorded 5,707 for number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Guinea peaked at 5,752 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5,073, in 2006.

That places Guinea 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Guinea, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 5,752
2001 5,561 -3.3%
2002 5,299 -4.7%
2003 5,177 -2.3%
2004 5,248 +1.4%
2005 5,135 -2.1%
2006 5,073 -1.2%
2007 5,096 +0.5%
2008 5,199 +2.0%
2009 5,109 -1.7%
2010 5,290 +3.5%
2011 5,390 +1.9%
2012 5,470 +1.5%
2013 5,553 +1.5%
2014 5,523 -0.5%
2015 5,672 +2.7%
2016 5,709 +0.7%
2017 5,687 -0.4%
2018 5,676 -0.2%
2019 5,698 +0.4%
2020 5,659 -0.7%
2021 5,707 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5,265 5,073 5,752 10
2010s 5,567 5,290 5,709 10
2020s 5,683 5,659 5,707 2

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 32 Algeria 6,640 compare
  2. 33 Brazil 6,631 compare
  3. 34 Benin 5,862 compare
  4. 36 United States of America 5,459 compare
  5. 37 Malawi 5,392 compare
  6. 38 Zimbabwe 5,269 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Guinea?
Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Guinea was 5,707 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 5,752 in 2000.
What is the lowest number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 5,073 in 2006.
How does Guinea rank for number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause?
Guinea ranks 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guinea data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
202 places, 4,444 data points, 2000–2021
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