Number of under-five deaths in Guinea

Guinea: Number of under-five deaths was 44,394 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
44,394
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
27th
of 195 countries
All-time high
65,484
in 1992
All-time low
44,394
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Guinea, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Guinea stood at 44,394. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Guinea peaked at 65,484 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 44,394, in 2024.

Guinea ranks 27th 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 56,277 53,748 58,872 10
1970s 61,186 59,483 61,979 10
1980s 63,059 61,956 64,658 10
1990s 63,425 58,635 65,484 10
2000s 50,874 48,327 56,875 10
2010s 48,583 48,028 48,957 10
2020s 46,072 44,394 47,564 5

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 24 Egypt 53,943 compare
  2. 25 Yemen 52,477 compare
  3. 26 Philippines 48,685 compare
  4. 28 South Africa 41,435 compare
  5. 29 Brazil 36,892 compare
  6. 30 Benin 35,304 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Guinea?
Number of under-five deaths in Guinea was 44,394 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 65,484 in 1992.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 44,394 in 2024.
How does Guinea rank for number of under-five deaths?
Guinea ranks 27th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of under-five 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, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.