Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Guinea
Guinea: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty was 15.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Guinea, 1994–2022
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 15.0% for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Guinea peaked at 22.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2022.
That places Guinea 31st out of 96 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 21.2% | — |
| 1999 | 20.0% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | -27.8% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -8.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 15.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.6%, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 15.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.3%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 20.0% | 21.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 16.4% | 22.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 16.3% | 18.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.22 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,351 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.88 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Guinea?
- Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Guinea was 15.0% in 2022, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2022.
- How does Guinea rank for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Guinea ranks 31st out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Underweight children are those less than 5 years old, whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population. Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day.