Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Guinea
Guinea: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 60.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Guinea, 1981–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Guinea is 60.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Guinea peaked at 62.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1981.
That places Guinea 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 15.0% | — |
| 1982 | 34.0% | +126.7% |
| 1983 | 30.0% | -11.8% |
| 1984 | 29.0% | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 28.0% | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 27.0% | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 35.0% | +29.6% |
| 1991 | 42.0% | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 52.0% | +23.8% |
| 1993 | 55.0% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 58.0% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 61.0% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 56.0% | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 52.0% | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 40.0% | -23.1% |
| 2000 | 42.0% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 44.0% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 48.0% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | +15.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 60.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.0%, 73% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 60.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.0%, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +126.7% | 15.0% | 34.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.4% | 15.0% | 34.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 35.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 42.0% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 47.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 50.0% | 60.0% | 5 |
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)
- 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 share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Guinea?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Guinea was 60.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1981.
- How does Guinea rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Guinea ranks 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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