What is mortality rate, under-5 in Guinea?

Mortality rate, under-5 in Guinea was 92.1 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, under-5 recorded in Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 346.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 92.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Guinea rank for mortality rate, under-5?

Guinea ranks 6th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, under-5 in Guinea

Name: Mortality rate, under-5 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, under-5 was 92.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

92.1 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

6th

of 195 countries

All-time high

346.7 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

92.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, under-5 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

The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5 in Guinea is 92.1 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Guinea peaked at 346.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 92.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

That places Guinea 6th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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	335.7 per 1,000 live births	323.8 per 1,000 live births	346.7 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	304.79 per 1,000 live births	285.9 per 1,000 live births	321 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	259.94 per 1,000 live births	238.7 per 1,000 live births	281 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	203.68 per 1,000 live births	172.6 per 1,000 live births	233.4 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	141.7 per 1,000 live births	124.4 per 1,000 live births	165.7 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	114.04 per 1,000 live births	105.4 per 1,000 live births	122.2 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	97.58 per 1,000 live births	92.1 per 1,000 live births	102.9 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Guinea

3 Somalia 101.1 per 1,000 live births compare
4 Chad 97.3 per 1,000 live births compare
5 South Sudan 96.7 per 1,000 live births compare
7 Sierra Leone 90.5 per 1,000 live births compare
8 Central African Republic 89.7 per 1,000 live births compare
8 Democratic Republic of Congo 89.7 per 1,000 live births compare

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More health data for Guinea

Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 203,048 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 190,353 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 185,057 (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 189,269 (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 199,145 (2025)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 193,609 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 200,789 (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 204,645 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,429 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 181,139 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, under-5 in Guinea?: Mortality rate, under-5 in Guinea was 92.1 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, under-5 recorded in Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 346.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 92.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Guinea rank for mortality rate, under-5?: Guinea ranks 6th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (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, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.