Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Guinea
Guinea: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 15 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
15
World rank
31st
of 96 countries
All-time high
22.7
in 2005
All-time low
15
in 2022
Years of data
8
1994–2022
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Guinea, 1994–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 15 for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children 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, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Guinea peaked at 22.7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2022.
That places Guinea 31st out of 96 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 21.2 | — |
| 1999 | 20 | -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 | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6 | 20 | 21.2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.55 | 16.4 | 22.7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.8 | 16.3 | 18.8 | 3 |
| 2020s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.22 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,351 (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 revenues vs income inequality 11.88 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.609 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Guinea?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Guinea was 15 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2022.
- How does Guinea rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Guinea ranks 31st out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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