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Nov. 10, 2025, 2:08 p.m.
Countries: Guinea
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"Voluntary abortion is illegal and cannot be performed at a woman’s request in Guinea. It is only permitted when there is foetal impairment, in cases of rape, incest and in situations of certain health and life-threatening medical conditions" (page 5).
Nov. 10, 2025, 2:03 p.m.
Countries: Guinea
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"Abortion is legal only to save the life or health of the pregnant person or in cases of rape, incest, minors’ pregnancies, or severe fetal impairment. In Guinea, abortion is legal to save the life of the mother; in the case of early pregnancy, rape, and incest; and when a fetus has a serious condition. In this case, the abortion must be authorized by medical specialists, who will justify their decision in a report. It can only be performed by a doctor in a suitable public or private institution. However, post-abortion care services are legal, though implementation and access remain mired by challenges" (para. 1).
Nov. 3, 2025, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: Guinea
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Guinea's laws permit abortion to preserve the health of the mother, but that the laws are unclear. Abortion is permitted in cases of fetal diagnosis, incest, and rape.
Oct. 29, 2025, 10:12 a.m.
Countries: Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"Permit abortion in certain cases, for example, if the woman’s life is at risk, and / or in cases of foetal abnormality or rape include" (Para 21).
Sept. 4, 2025, 12:23 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Chad, D R Congo, Guinea, Somalia
Variables: AFE-SCALE-1

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June 24, 2025, 9:07 a.m.
Countries: Guinea
Variables: AFE-DATA-1

The gender parity index (GPI) for gross secondary school enrollment (i.e. the ratio of gross enrollment of girls to gross enrollment of boys at the secondary level) is .76. This number was found by using the World Bank's data for secondary school gross enrollment for girls and boys. As of 2021, the gross enrollment rate for females is 31% while the gross enrollment rate for males is 41%. (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
March 28, 2025, 2:52 p.m.
Countries: Djibouti, Guinea
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2

"Countries with the highest levels of female genital mutilation are Somalia (99%), Guinea (95%) and Djibouti (90%)" (para 13).
Feb. 28, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Countries: Guinea
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2

"In Guinea, our data show 97% of women and girls have undergone FGM/C" (para 7).
Dec. 31, 2024, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Comoros, Croatia, Georgia, Guinea, Guyana, Jamaica, Jordan, Kosovo, Macedonia, Mauritania, Moldova, Mongolia, Philippines, Romania, Sudan, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1

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Dec. 4, 2024, 4:38 p.m.
Countries: Guinea
Variables: PW-LAW-1

"Polygyny legal for up to four wives, but before marrying first wife, husband must get her permission to marry more wives in the future" (para 18).
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Benin, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Cote D'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Niger, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Syria, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6

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May 23, 2024, 9:57 p.m.
Countries: Guinea
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1

"Article 323 and 324 of the penal code criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking and prescribed penalties of three to seven years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both for trafficking offenses involving an adult victim, and five to 10 years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both for those involving a child victim. These penalties were sufficiently stringent; however, by allowing for a fine in lieu of imprisonment, the penalties for sex trafficking were not commensurate with those prescribed for other serious crimes, such as rape. Under Article 893 and 894 of the children’s code, child trafficking crimes were prescribed penalties of five to 10 years’ imprisonment and a fine of 50 million...more
May 9, 2024, 11:34 a.m.
Countries: Guinea
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

Is selling sex criminalised? There is a law against soliciting for the purposes of 'prostitution'. It is worded generally, so effectively criminalises every sex worker. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes, aiding and assisting the 'prostitution' of another is illegal, as is living on the earnings/living with a person in 'prostitution', acting as an intermediary, hiring, training or maintaining a person involved in 'prostitution'.
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, D R Congo, East Timor, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1

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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Guinea
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1

According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Guinea ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Guinea
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Guinea who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 37 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Togo, Zimbabwe
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Guinea
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Cote D'Ivoire, Denmark, Estonia, Gambia, Guinea, Iceland, India, Liberia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Togo
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1

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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Guinea
Variables: MMR-DATA-1

According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Guinea was 553 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Guinea
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2

According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Guinea is 41.7% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 8, 2024, 4:12 p.m.
Countries: Guinea
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

"Article 667: Ont vocation héréditaire les personnes qui, par le mariage ou la parenté, se trouvent être les plus proches du défunt auquel elles ont survécu...Article 672 : La proximité de parenté s’établit par le nombre de générations, chaque génération s’appelle un degré. La suite des degrés forme la ligne : On appelle ligne directe la suite des degrés entre personnes qui descendent l’une de l’autre ; ligne collatérale, la suite des degrés entre personnes qui ne descendent pas les unes des autres, mais qui descendent d’un auteur commun. On distingue la ligne directe descendante et la ligne directe ascendante. La première est celle qui lie le chef avec ceux...more
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Guinea
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Guinea is 60 years for women and 58 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Guinea
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Guinea is 59.5 years for men and 62.3 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire, Guinea, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
Variables: BR-SCALE-1

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Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Guinea
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"33.4 births per 1000 population"
Sept. 8, 2023, 10:42 a.m.
Countries: Guinea
Variables: AOM-DATA-2

"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '46.5%.'"
Aug. 14, 2023, 4:11 p.m.
Countries: Guinea
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

"In the event of divorce on joint request, the spouses settle themselves the provisional measures in the temporary agreement which must be attached to their initial request. However, the judge may have the clauses of this agreement which it considers to be contrary to the interests of the children" (68). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2016) relating to property division are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).