What is youth mortality rate in Guinea?

Youth mortality rate in Guinea was 10.72 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 44.25 deaths per 100 live births in 1953.

What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 10.72 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Guinea rank for youth mortality rate?

Guinea ranks 8th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Youth mortality rate in Guinea

Name: Youth mortality rate in Guinea
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Guinea: Youth mortality rate was 10.72 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

10.72 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.8%

World rank

8th

of 199 countries

All-time high

44.25 deaths per 100 live births

in 1953

All-time low

10.72 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1953–2024

Youth mortality rate in Guinea, 1953–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Guinea recorded 10.72 deaths per 100 live births for youth mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 72 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Guinea peaked at 44.25 deaths per 100 live births in 1953 and was at its lowest, 10.72 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Guinea 8th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	43.37 deaths per 100 live births	42.4 deaths per 100 live births	44.25 deaths per 100 live births	7
1960s	40.25 deaths per 100 live births	38.38 deaths per 100 live births	42.07 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	35.77 deaths per 100 live births	33.37 deaths per 100 live births	37.95 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	30.19 deaths per 100 live births	27.61 deaths per 100 live births	32.77 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	23.33 deaths per 100 live births	19.9 deaths per 100 live births	26.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	16.49 deaths per 100 live births	14.52 deaths per 100 live births	19.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	13.26 deaths per 100 live births	12.22 deaths per 100 live births	14.26 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	11.34 deaths per 100 live births	10.72 deaths per 100 live births	11.94 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Guinea

5 Chad 11.56 deaths per 100 live births compare
6 Sierra Leone 11.15 deaths per 100 live births compare
7 Central African Republic 10.92 deaths per 100 live births compare
9 Democratic Republic of Congo 10.58 deaths per 100 live births compare
10 Liberia 10.08 deaths per 100 live births compare
11 Palestine 9.47 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Guinea

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 134,499 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 132,088 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 137,041 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 134,485 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 139,065 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 136,370 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth mortality rate in Guinea?: Youth mortality rate in Guinea was 10.72 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 44.25 deaths per 100 live births in 1953.
What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 10.72 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Guinea rank for youth mortality rate?: Guinea ranks 8th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Youth mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.