Sub-Saharan Africa · population about 14.4 million
If you were born in Guinea
Right now, about 0.37% of the babies born on Earth are born in Guinea: 1 in 271, about 487,595 a year, or one every 65 minutes.
The chance that a baby born in Guinea dies before turning five is 9.5%, about 15 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 62.7 years for women and 58.7 years for men.
Life in Guinea, in numbers
Life expectancy60.7 yearswomen 62.7 · men 58.7United States 79.3 years · 8th lowest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 59.5%95 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 6th highest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 16.1%61.4 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 7th highest of 172 countries
Mothers who die giving birth553 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 10th highest of 172 countries
Children per woman4.22total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 20th highest of 172 countries
Expected years of schooling10.4 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 27th lowest of 172 countries
College and university enrollment11%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 41st lowest of 172 countries
Income per person (PPP)$3,905GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 33rd lowest of 172 countries
Income inequality0.30Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 32nd lowest of 172 countries
People living in cities38%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 32nd lowest of 172 countries
People working in farming50%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 26th highest of 172 countries
People using the internet32%United States 94% · 29th lowest of 172 countries
Women married before 1847%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 9th highest of 172 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket53%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 24th highest of 172 countries
HIV1.47%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 30th highest of 172 countries
Homicide8 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 40th highest of 172 countries
Road traffic deaths20 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 32nd highest of 172 countries
People who smokemen 25% · women 3%
Life satisfaction5.02 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 56th lowest of 156 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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