Children moderately or severely stunted in Guinea
Guinea: Children moderately or severely stunted was 591.3 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
591.3 num th
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
43rd
of 178 countries
All-time high
618.4 num th
in 2013
All-time low
492 num th
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Children moderately or severely stunted in Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 591.3 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Guinea peaked at 618.4 num th in 2013 and was at its lowest, 492 num th, in 2000.
That places Guinea 43rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Guinea, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 492 num th | — |
| 2001 | 504.3 num th | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 515.7 num th | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 528 num th | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 541.3 num th | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 555.9 num th | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 571.2 num th | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 585.6 num th | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 597.9 num th | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 607.9 num th | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 613.8 num th | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 616.7 num th | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 617.8 num th | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 618.4 num th | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 618.2 num th | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 617.2 num th | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 614.1 num th | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 607.1 num th | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 598 num th | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 588.4 num th | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 581.7 num th | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 578.9 num th | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 581.4 num th | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 585.6 num th | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 591.3 num th | +1.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 591.3 num th is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 304.9 num th, 1.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 591.3 num th is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 564.3 num th, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 549.98 num th | 492 num th | 607.9 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 610.97 num th | 588.4 num th | 618.4 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 583.78 num th | 578.9 num th | 591.3 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 40 Ghana 661.9 num th compare
- 41 Burkina Faso 656.6 num th compare
- 42 Melanesia 646.7 num th compare
- 44 Papua New Guinea 586.9 num th compare
- 45 Syrian Arab Republic 577 num th compare
- 45 Syria 577 num th compare
More development goals data for Guinea
- Red List Index 0.8805 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 294.82 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 232.96 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 7 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28,994 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Guinea?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Guinea was 591.3 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 618.4 num th in 2013.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 492 num th in 2000.
- How does Guinea rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Guinea ranks 43rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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