Number of stillbirths in Guinea
Guinea: Number of stillbirths was 11,338 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of stillbirths in Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2023, number of stillbirths in Guinea stood at 11,338. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Guinea peaked at 11,338 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9,650, in 2007.
Guinea ranks 33rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10,406 | — |
| 2001 | 10,136 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 9,855 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 9,764 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 9,744 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 9,723 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 9,653 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 9,650 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 9,744 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 9,948 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 10,231 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 10,500 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 10,704 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 10,873 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 10,953 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 11,015 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 11,123 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 11,148 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 11,117 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 11,184 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 11,250 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 11,284 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 11,296 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 11,338 | +0.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 11,338 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,681, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 11,338 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,550, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,862 | 9,650 | 10,406 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,885 | 10,231 | 11,184 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,292 | 11,250 | 11,338 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Guinea?
- Number of stillbirths in Guinea was 11,338 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 11,338 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,650 in 2007.
- How does Guinea rank for number of stillbirths?
- Guinea ranks 33rd out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation