Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Guinea

Guinea: Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 was 90 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
90
Change on year
up 50.0%
World rank
5th
of 34 countries
All-time high
162
in 1999
All-time low
60
in 2016
Years of data
5
1999–2018

Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Guinea, 1999–2018

0501001501999200820181999: 1622005: 1622012: 1162016: 602018: 90

Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).

Analysis

Guinea recorded 90 for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in 2018.

That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Guinea peaked at 162 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 60, in 2016.

Guinea ranks 5th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Guinea, 1999 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1999 162
2005 162 +0.0%
2012 116 -28.4%
2016 60 -48.3%
2018 90 +50.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 162 162 162 1
2000s 162 162 162 1
2010s 88.67 60 116 3

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 2 Burkina Faso 131 compare
  2. 3 Sierra Leone 125 compare
  3. 4 Benin 103 compare
  4. 6 Haiti 88 compare
  5. 7 Nigeria 86 compare
  6. 8 Mali 84 compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Guinea?
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Guinea was 90 in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
What is the highest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 162 in 1999.
What is the lowest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 60 in 2016.
How does Guinea rank for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4?
Guinea ranks 5th out of 34 countries with data for 2018.
Is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. 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 Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4
Source
Household Surveys (DHS, MICS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 212 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Under-5 mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age five years per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).