Number of infant deaths in Guinea

Guinea: Number of infant deaths was 28,994 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
28,994
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
30th
of 195 countries
All-time high
38,973
in 1992
All-time low
28,994
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Number of infant deaths in Guinea, 1960–2024

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Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of infant deaths in Guinea is 28,994, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Guinea peaked at 38,973 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 28,994, in 2024.

Guinea ranks 30th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 31,546 29,724 33,392 10
1970s 35,034 33,813 35,728 10
1980s 36,773 35,785 37,979 10
1990s 37,568 34,591 38,973 10
2000s 30,608 29,573 33,610 10
2010s 30,623 30,026 31,010 10
2020s 29,898 28,994 30,650 5

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 27 Brazil 31,647 compare
  2. 28 Zimbabwe 30,713 compare
  3. 29 Myanmar 29,371 compare
  4. 31 South Africa 28,570 compare
  5. 32 Malawi 25,217 compare
  6. 33 Mexico 24,487 compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of infant deaths in Guinea?
Number of infant deaths in Guinea was 28,994 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 38,973 in 1992.
What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 28,994 in 2024.
How does Guinea rank for number of infant deaths?
Guinea ranks 30th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of infant deaths
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, 13,405 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.