Number of infant deaths, male in Guinea
Guinea: Number of infant deaths, male was 16,357 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16,357
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
30th
of 197 countries
All-time high
21,226
in 1993
All-time low
16,085
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths, male in Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, male in Guinea is 16,357, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Guinea peaked at 21,226 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 16,085, in 1960.
That places Guinea 30th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, male in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16,085 | — |
| 1961 | 16,308 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 16,530 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 16,739 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 16,958 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 17,182 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 17,392 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 17,594 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 17,824 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 18,066 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 18,303 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 18,482 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 18,673 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 18,829 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 18,982 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 19,095 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 19,175 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 19,257 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 19,287 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 19,321 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 19,358 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 19,409 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 19,539 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 19,638 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 19,748 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 19,905 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 20,094 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 20,291 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 20,474 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 20,585 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 20,651 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 20,937 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 21,219 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 21,226 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 21,121 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 20,832 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 20,560 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 20,351 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 19,752 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 19,125 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 18,617 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 18,036 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 17,398 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 16,948 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 16,734 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 16,653 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 16,611 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 16,612 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16,694 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 16,824 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 16,944 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 17,010 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 17,056 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 17,125 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 17,371 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 17,494 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 17,483 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 17,521 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 17,458 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 17,409 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 17,309 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 17,170 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 16,925 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 16,666 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 16,357 | -1.9% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 16,357 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,475, 3.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 16,357 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,652, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,068 | 16,085 | 18,066 | 10 |
| 1970s | 18,940 | 18,303 | 19,321 | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,904 | 19,358 | 20,585 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,577 | 19,125 | 21,226 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,113 | 16,611 | 18,617 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,287 | 16,944 | 17,521 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,885 | 16,357 | 17,309 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More education data for Guinea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,322 (2011)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 256,207 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 103,162 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 99,093 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 715,702 (2014)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.11 million (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1576 units per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Guinea?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Guinea was 16,357 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 21,226 in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,085 in 1960.
- How does Guinea rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Guinea ranks 30th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male 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 Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.