What is mortality rate, infant in Guinea?

Mortality rate, infant in Guinea was 59.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 190.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 59.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Guinea rank for mortality rate, infant?

Guinea ranks 7th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Guinea data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, infant in Guinea

Name: Mortality rate, infant in Guinea
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Guinea: Mortality rate, infant was 59.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

59.8 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 2.6%

World rank

7th

of 195 countries

All-time high

190.7 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

59.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, infant in Guinea, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, mortality rate, infant in Guinea stood at 59.8 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Guinea peaked at 190.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 59.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Guinea ranks 7th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	186.79 per 1,000 live births	182 per 1,000 live births	190.7 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	172.92 per 1,000 live births	163.3 per 1,000 live births	180.7 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	149.1 per 1,000 live births	137.4 per 1,000 live births	160.7 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	118.19 per 1,000 live births	101.2 per 1,000 live births	134.5 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	84.33 per 1,000 live births	75.4 per 1,000 live births	97.3 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	71.02 per 1,000 live births	67 per 1,000 live births	74.4 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	62.84 per 1,000 live births	59.8 per 1,000 live births	65.7 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Guinea

4 Somalia 65.4 per 1,000 live births compare
5 Liberia 63.2 per 1,000 live births compare
6 Zimbabwe 62.4 per 1,000 live births compare
8 Central African Republic 58.8 per 1,000 live births compare
9 Democratic Republic of Congo 56.4 per 1,000 live births compare
10 Chad 56.3 per 1,000 live births compare
10 Lesotho 56.3 per 1,000 live births compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant in Guinea?: Mortality rate, infant in Guinea was 59.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 190.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 59.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Guinea rank for mortality rate, infant?: Guinea ranks 7th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guinea data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.