Number of youth deaths in Guinea
Guinea: Number of youth deaths was 50,888 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Guinea is 50,888 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Guinea peaked at 72,992 deaths in 1992 and was at its lowest, 50,888 deaths, in 2024.
That places Guinea 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Guinea, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72,203 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 72,588 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 72,992 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 72,826 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 72,375 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 71,590 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 70,714 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 69,716 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 67,992 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 66,067 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 64,278 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 62,295 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 60,163 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 58,436 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 57,193 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 56,344 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 55,730 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 55,360 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 55,241 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 55,259 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 55,330 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 55,370 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 55,336 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 55,324 deaths | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 55,659 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 55,718 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 55,478 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 55,378 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 55,081 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 54,728 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 54,233 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 53,582 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 52,730 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 51,846 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 50,888 deaths | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70,906 deaths | 66,067 deaths | 72,992 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 58,030 deaths | 55,241 deaths | 64,278 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,340 deaths | 54,728 deaths | 55,718 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,656 deaths | 50,888 deaths | 54,233 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 24 Yemen 61,201 deaths compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 59,028 deaths compare
- 26 Philippines 58,733 deaths compare
- 28 South Africa 47,171 deaths compare
- 29 Brazil 44,808 deaths compare
- 30 Benin 42,356 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1998 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2057 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Guinea?
- Number of youth deaths in Guinea was 50,888 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 72,992 deaths in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,888 deaths in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for number of youth deaths?
- Guinea ranks 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.