Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Guinea
Guinea: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre was 0.1201 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1201 deaths per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
26th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.1586 deaths per square kilometre
in 1992
All-time low
0.1201 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Guinea is 0.1201 deaths per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Guinea peaked at 0.1586 deaths per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1201 deaths per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Guinea 26th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Guinea, year by year
| Year | deaths per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1226 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1243 deaths per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1259 deaths per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1276 deaths per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1292 deaths per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1308 deaths per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1324 deaths per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1341 deaths per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1359 deaths per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1376 deaths per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1391 deaths per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1406 deaths per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1418 deaths per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1429 deaths per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1438 deaths per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1444 deaths per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1449 deaths per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1452 deaths per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1454 deaths per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1456 deaths per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.146 deaths per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1468 deaths per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1476 deaths per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1485 deaths per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1497 deaths per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1512 deaths per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1527 deaths per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1539 deaths per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1546 deaths per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1548 deaths per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1565 deaths per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1586 deaths per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1582 deaths per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1569 deaths per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1545 deaths per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1524 deaths per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1504 deaths per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1457 deaths per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1408 deaths per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1368 deaths per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1322 deaths per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1271 deaths per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1236 deaths per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1218 deaths per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.121 deaths per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1205 deaths per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1204 deaths per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1208 deaths per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1215 deaths per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1222 deaths per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1227 deaths per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.123 deaths per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1235 deaths per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1253 deaths per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1262 deaths per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1259 deaths per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1262 deaths per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1258 deaths per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1254 deaths per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1247 deaths per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1236 deaths per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1219 deaths per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1201 deaths per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.1201 deaths per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0635 deaths per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.1201 deaths per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0821 deaths per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1292 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1226 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1359 deaths per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1426 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1376 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1454 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1497 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1456 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1546 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1529 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1408 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1586 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1246 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1204 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1368 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1246 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1222 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1262 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1226 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1201 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1247 deaths per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 23 Philippines 0.1352 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 24 Lebanon 0.1345 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 25 Tuvalu 0.1333 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 27 Dominican Republic 0.1198 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 28 Burkina Faso 0.118 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 29 Afghanistan 0.1112 deaths per square kilometre 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 infant deaths, per square kilometre in Guinea?
- Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Guinea was 0.1201 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1586 deaths per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1201 deaths per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Guinea rank for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Guinea ranks 26th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 infant deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.