Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Guinea
Guinea: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.101 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.101 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
22nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.1409 units per square kilometre
in 1993
All-time low
0.101 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Guinea stood at 0.101 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Guinea peaked at 0.1409 units per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.101 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, male, per square kilometre in Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1156 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1168 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1179 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1191 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1204 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1217 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1228 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1241 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1253 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1266 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1277 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1288 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1297 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1305 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1312 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1315 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.132 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1321 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1321 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1322 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1325 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.133 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1334 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1339 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1347 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1356 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1368 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1379 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1386 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1389 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1399 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1409 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1409 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1403 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1389 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1372 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1354 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1318 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1279 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1242 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1202 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1158 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1124 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.11 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1085 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1074 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1069 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.107 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1074 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1077 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1079 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1079 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1079 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1086 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1088 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1084 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1083 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1076 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1069 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1059 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1046 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1028 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.101 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.101 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0445 units per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.101 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0572 units per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1204 units per square kilometre | 0.1156 units per square kilometre | 0.1253 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1302 units per square kilometre | 0.1266 units per square kilometre | 0.1321 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1349 units per square kilometre | 0.1322 units per square kilometre | 0.1386 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1372 units per square kilometre | 0.1279 units per square kilometre | 0.1409 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.112 units per square kilometre | 0.1069 units per square kilometre | 0.1242 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.108 units per square kilometre | 0.1069 units per square kilometre | 0.1088 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1036 units per square kilometre | 0.101 units per square kilometre | 0.1059 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 19 Bahrain 0.1113 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 0.1092 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Ethiopia 0.1048 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Naoero 0.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Tuvalu 0.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Philippines 0.0955 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, male, per square kilometre in Guinea?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Guinea was 0.101 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1409 units per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.101 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Guinea rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Guinea ranks 22nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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, male, 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, male 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, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, male 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, male 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.