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HEALTH PROFILE: Guinea

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Guinea GUINEA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Guinea
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Guinea GUINEA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    59.5
    62.3
    173
    177
    Age 5
    66.2
    68.4
    158
    172
    Age 10
    67.0
    69.2
    156
    170
    Age 15
    67.3
    69.5
    158
    169
    Age 20
    67.8
    69.9
    157
    169
    Age 25
    68.3
    70.4
    158
    169
    Age 30
    68.8
    70.9
    156
    168
    Age 35
    69.5
    71.6
    155
    168
    Age 40
    70.3
    72.4
    155
    167
    Age 45
    71.3
    73.3
    155
    168
    Age 50
    72.5
    74.4
    155
    170
    Age 55
    73.9
    75.7
    155
    170
    Age 60
    75.6
    77.2
    155
    170
    Age 65
    77.7
    79.0
    152
    169
    Age 70
    80.1
    81.1
    152
    167
    Age 75
    83.0
    83.7
    144
    159
    Age 80
    86.0
    86.6
    136
    153
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.0
    123
    130
    Guinea GUINEA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    145.90
    7
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    125.50
    71
    3. Stroke
    121.12
    37
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    78.04
    14
    5. Malaria
    45.20
    16
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    43.29
    52
    7. Cervical Cancer
    42.44
    11
    8. Liver Disease
    42.03
    20
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    38.43
    29
    10. Prostate Cancer
    37.70
    18
    11. Kidney Disease
    35.30
    37
    12. HIV/AIDS
    31.46
    33
    13. Lung Disease
    30.27
    51
    14. Hypertension
    27.96
    49
    15. Tuberculosis
    27.05
    39
    16. Measles
    26.13
    3
    17. Asthma
    21.49
    17
    18. Meningitis
    21.27
    4
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    20.04
    46
    20. Liver Cancer
    19.78
    9
    21. Maternal Conditions
    17.43
    11
    22. Other Injuries
    15.68
    19
    23. Suicide
    12.33
    48
    24. Birth Trauma
    11.93
    12
    25. Low Birth Weight
    11.00
    28
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Violence
    10.25
    48
    27. Breast Cancer
    10.16
    156
    28. Trypanosomiasis
    10.01
    1
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    8.99
    26
    30. Malnutrition
    8.88
    33
    31. Falls
    8.84
    35
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.93
    24
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    7.74
    36
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.28
    46
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    6.02
    22
    36. Pertussis
    5.14
    11
    37. Stomach Cancer
    4.56
    123
    38. Fires
    4.33
    20
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.89
    28
    40. Schistosomiasis
    3.80
    4
    41. Drownings
    3.61
    59
    42. Epilepsy
    3.58
    11
    43. Skin Cancers
    3.00
    32
    44. Poisonings
    2.68
    26
    45. Ovary Cancer
    2.45
    163
    46. Lymphomas
    2.40
    164
    47. Oral Cancer
    2.29
    115
    48. Skin Disease
    2.26
    50
    49. Drug Use
    2.17
    42
    50. Lung Cancers
    2.08
    171
    Guinea GUINEA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12,790
    12.95
    2. Malaria
    8,180
    8.28
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,788
    6.87
    4. Measles
    6,025
    6.10
    5. Stroke
    5,777
    5.85
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,665
    5.74
    7. Birth Trauma
    4,797
    4.86
    8. Low Birth Weight
    4,319
    4.37
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,788
    3.83
    10. HIV/AIDS
    3,020
    3.06
    11. Meningitis
    2,633
    2.67
    12. Liver Disease
    2,550
    2.58
    13. Tuberculosis
    2,369
    2.40
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    2,181
    2.21
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,138
    2.16
    16. Kidney Disease
    1,939
    1.96
    17. Maternal Conditions
    1,793
    1.82
    18. Other Injuries
    1,504
    1.52
    19. Cervical Cancer
    1,491
    1.51
    20. Lung Disease
    1,373
    1.39
    21. Hypertension
    1,348
    1.36
    22. Asthma
    1,179
    1.19
    23. Liver Cancer
    1,167
    1.18
    24. Pertussis
    1,165
    1.18
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    1,140
    1.15
      Deaths %
    26. Violence
    1,128
    1.14
    27. Trypanosomiasis
    1,072
    1.09
    28. Malnutrition
    1,032
    1.04
    29. Suicide
    892
    0.90
    30. Alzheimers & Dementia
    579
    0.59
    31. Drownings
    528
    0.53
    32. Prostate Cancer
    525
    0.53
    33. Falls
    480
    0.49
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    448
    0.45
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    439
    0.44
    36. Fires
    410
    0.42
    37. Epilepsy
    350
    0.35
    38. Breast Cancer
    345
    0.35
    39. Syphilis
    328
    0.33
    40. Poisonings
    295
    0.30
    41. Stomach Cancer
    245
    0.25
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    238
    0.24
    43. Schistosomiasis
    232
    0.23
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    212
    0.21
    45. Tetanus
    170
    0.17
    46. Drug Use
    169
    0.17
    47. Hepatitis B
    162
    0.16
    48. Lymphomas
    158
    0.16
    49. Skin Cancers
    152
    0.15
    50. Lung Cancers
    128
    0.13
    Guinea GUINEA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    42.44
    11
    2. Prostate Cancer
    37.70
    18
    3. Liver Cancer
    19.78
    9
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.16
    156
    5. Stomach Cancer
    4.56
    123
    6. Skin Cancers
    3.00
    32
    7. Ovary Cancer
    2.45
    163
    8. Lymphomas
    2.40
    164
      Rate World Rank
    9. Oral Cancer
    2.29
    115
    10. Lung Cancers
    2.08
    171
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1.78
    182
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.17
    156
    13. Bladder Cancer
    0.71
    169
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.42
    178
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.30
    181
    16. Leukemia
    0.20
    182
    Guinea GUINEA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    1.1
    157
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    3.7
    11.5
    165
    155
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    4.89
    104
    Guinea GUINEA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    34.3
    36.3
    35.3
    165
    164
    164
    1970
    37.3
    39.1
    38.2
    168
    166
    168
    1980
    41.0
    43.1
    42.0
    170
    170
    171
    1990
    46.0
    48.8
    47.4
    169
    169
    169
    2000
    51.7
    53.2
    52.5
    153
    155
    154
    2010
    56.6
    59.0
    57.8
    158
    159
    160
    2019
    59.5
    62.3
    61.0
    173
    177
    173
    Guinea GUINEA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    12.878m
    75
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.00
    56
    Population 0-14
    41.2%
    23
    Population 15-64
    54.9%
    177
    Population 65 +
    3.9%
    147
    Birth Rate / 1000
    35.67
    13
    Death Rate / 1000
    8.12
    67
    Fertility Rate
    4.89
    11
    Infant Mortality
    50.99
    20
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.03
    169
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.02
    155
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.00
    100
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.81
    82
    Net Migration
    0.00
    60
    Population Growth
    2.76%
    13
    Literacy Total
    39.6%
    167
    Literacy Male
    54.4%
    148
    Literacy Female
    27.7%
    152
    Unemployment
    2.7%
    162
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    61.0
    173
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    53.3
    173
    GDP per Capita USD
    $2,700
    164

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    38,572
    468
    3/1/24
    Guinea COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Guinea causes.

     
     
    Guinea COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Guinea COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.