Guinea
Country in Africa
In brief
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people: 0.4 (2022). World rank 185 of 192 (1 = best); in Africa, 46 of 52. Infant deaths per 1,000 births: 59.8 (2024). World rank 190 of 196 (1 = best); in Africa, 48 of 54. Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births: 92.1 (2024). World rank 191 of 196 (1 = best); in Africa, 49 of 54. From 2014 to 2024: children vaccinated against measles 51% → 60%, infant deaths per 1,000 births 72 → 59.8, and deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births 115 → 92.1. Worse than all its neighbours (Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, and Sierra Leone): children vaccinated against measles and deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births.