Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Guinea
Guinea: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0834 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0834 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
22nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.1256 units per square kilometre
in 1992
All-time low
0.0834 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Guinea stood at 0.0834 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Guinea peaked at 0.1256 units per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0834 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Guinea 22nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1054 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1065 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1076 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1087 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1098 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1108 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1119 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.113 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1143 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1155 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1165 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1176 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1184 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1193 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1199 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1202 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1202 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1202 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.12 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1199 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1198 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.12 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1205 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.121 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1217 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1226 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1235 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1242 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1245 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1245 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.125 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1256 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1249 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1237 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.122 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1201 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1179 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1145 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1107 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1072 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1034 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0992 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0958 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0934 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0917 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0906 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0899 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0897 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0896 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0897 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0899 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0898 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0897 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0904 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0904 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0899 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0897 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0892 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0886 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0877 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0864 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.085 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0834 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.0834 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0351 units per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.0834 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1098 units per square kilometre | 0.1054 units per square kilometre | 0.1143 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1188 units per square kilometre | 0.1155 units per square kilometre | 0.1202 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1218 units per square kilometre | 0.1198 units per square kilometre | 0.1245 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1209 units per square kilometre | 0.1107 units per square kilometre | 0.1256 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0951 units per square kilometre | 0.0896 units per square kilometre | 0.1072 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0897 units per square kilometre | 0.0886 units per square kilometre | 0.0904 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0856 units per square kilometre | 0.0834 units per square kilometre | 0.0877 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 19 Naoero 0.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 0.0934 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Côte d'Ivoire 0.09 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Ethiopia 0.0785 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0761 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Singapore 0.0752 units per square kilometre compare
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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Guinea?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Guinea was 0.0834 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1256 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0834 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Guinea rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Guinea ranks 22nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.