Guinea sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 60.9 years of life, 206th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Guinea, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 60.9 yrs | 206 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 12.7 /1,000 | 28 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 9.0 /1,000 | 59 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 16.3 yrs | 142 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 33.3 /1,000 | 170 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 2.4 yrs | 205 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 72.8 men/100 women | 54 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 59.8 /1,000 | 6 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 494 /100k | 9 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 23.6 % | 40 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 4.8 /100k | 124 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 29.7 /100k | 25 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 5.3 % | 125 of 143 | 2009 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 0.5 L | 158 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 3.5 % | 174 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $59 | 165 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $1,695 | 178 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Guinea's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 6th highest infant mortality in the world (59.8 /1,000) and the 8th lowest life-expectancy gap in the world (2.4 yrs). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Guinea; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.