Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Guinea
Guinea: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood was 0.3935 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Guinea, 1937–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.3935 under-five deaths per woman for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 88 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Guinea peaked at 2.14 under-five deaths per woman in 1954 and was at its lowest, 0.3935 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.
That places Guinea 7th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 88 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2.11 under-five deaths per woman | 2.11 under-five deaths per woman | 2.11 under-five deaths per woman | 3 |
| 1940s | 2.12 under-five deaths per woman | 2.11 under-five deaths per woman | 2.13 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.13 under-five deaths per woman | 2.12 under-five deaths per woman | 2.14 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.07 under-five deaths per woman | 2.02 under-five deaths per woman | 2.12 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.94 under-five deaths per woman | 1.87 under-five deaths per woman | 2 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.72 under-five deaths per woman | 1.59 under-five deaths per woman | 1.84 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3 under-five deaths per woman | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | 1.55 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8103 under-five deaths per woman | 0.685 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9835 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5719 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4822 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6595 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4278 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3935 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4619 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 4 Chad 0.5028 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4771 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 6 South Sudan 0.411 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 8 Mali 0.389 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 9 Central African Republic 0.384 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman compare
More health data for Guinea
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 193,609 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 181,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 190,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 194,686 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 189,269 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 199,145 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 206,455 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,429 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 200,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 186,308 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Guinea?
- Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Guinea was 0.3935 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 under-five deaths per woman in 1954.
- What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3935 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Guinea ranks 7th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).