Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 in Guinea
Guinea: Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 was 17.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 in Guinea, 1999–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2018, prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 in Guinea stood at 17.2%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 21.5% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 in Guinea peaked at 40.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2018.
Guinea ranks 25th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3 in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 40.9% | — |
| 2005 | 33.1% | -19.1% |
| 2012 | 30.5% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | -28.2% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | -21.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 17.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 87% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 17.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 82% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.9% | 40.9% | 40.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 33.1% | 33.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 17.2% | 30.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 22 Burkina Faso 19.1% compare
- 22 Zimbabwe 19.1% compare
- 24 Kenya 17.9% compare
- 26 Cameroon 16.6% compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 16.5% compare
- 28 Mauritania 16.1% compare
- 28 Philippines 16.1% 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 prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 in Guinea?
- Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 in Guinea was 17.2% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3?
- Guinea ranks 25th out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
- Is prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q3 rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of children with fever: Percentage of children under age five years with fever in the two weeks preceding the survey.