Children died before five per woman in Guinea
Guinea: Children died before five per woman was 0.3935 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3935
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
7th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.14
in 1954
All-time low
0.3935
in 2024
Years of data
88
1937–2024
Children died before five per woman in Guinea, 1937–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Guinea is 0.3935, measured 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 died before five per woman in Guinea peaked at 2.14 in 1954 and was at its lowest, 0.3935, 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.
Children died before five per woman in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 2.11 | — |
| 1938 | 2.11 | +0.1% |
| 1939 | 2.11 | +0.2% |
| 1940 | 2.11 | +0.1% |
| 1941 | 2.11 | -0.0% |
| 1942 | 2.12 | +0.2% |
| 1943 | 2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1944 | 2.12 | +0.2% |
| 1945 | 2.12 | +0.1% |
| 1946 | 2.13 | +0.1% |
| 1947 | 2.12 | -0.1% |
| 1948 | 2.13 | +0.1% |
| 1949 | 2.12 | -0.1% |
| 1950 | 2.12 | -0.1% |
| 1951 | 2.13 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 2.13 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 2.14 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 2.14 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 2.14 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 2.14 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 2.14 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 2.13 | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 2.12 | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 2.12 | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 2.11 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 2.1 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 2.09 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 2.08 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 2.07 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 2.06 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 2.04 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 2.03 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 2.02 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 2 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 1.99 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 1.98 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 1.96 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.95 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.94 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 1.92 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 1.9 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.88 | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.87 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.84 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.81 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.79 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.76 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.73 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.7 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.68 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.66 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.62 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.59 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 1.55 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.5 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 1.45 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.39 | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 1.33 | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 1.27 | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 1.21 | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 1.15 | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 1.09 | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 1.04 | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9835 | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9301 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8844 | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8428 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8098 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7808 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7529 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7287 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7052 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.685 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6595 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6369 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.615 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5963 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5829 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5712 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5487 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5246 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.502 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4822 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4619 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4413 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4305 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4121 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3935 | -4.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.3935 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1232, 3.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.3935 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2.11 | 2.11 | 2.11 | 3 |
| 1940s | 2.12 | 2.11 | 2.13 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.13 | 2.12 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.07 | 2.02 | 2.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.94 | 1.87 | 2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.72 | 1.59 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3 | 1.04 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8103 | 0.685 | 0.9835 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5719 | 0.4822 | 0.6595 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4278 | 0.3935 | 0.4619 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 4 Chad 0.5028 compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4771 compare
- 6 South Sudan 0.411 compare
- 8 Mali 0.389 compare
- 9 Central African Republic 0.384 compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 0.3535 compare
More reference data data for Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2883 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3722 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Guinea?
- Children died before five per woman in Guinea was 0.3935 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 in 1954.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3935 in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for children died before five per woman?
- Guinea ranks 7th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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