Guyana vs South Africa: Infant mortality by sex
Guyana
2.61 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Africa
2.61 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Guyana rank
58th
South Africa rank
60th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Guyana
- South Africa
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 2.61 deaths per 100 live births against 2.61 deaths per 100 live births in South Africa, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was South Africa ahead.
Guyana ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 60th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.78 deaths per 100 live births | 10.72 deaths per 100 live births | 3.94 deaths per 100 live births | South Africa |
| 1980s | 6.49 deaths per 100 live births | 7.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.962 deaths per 100 live births | South Africa |
| 1990s | 5.39 deaths per 100 live births | 5.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2739 deaths per 100 live births | Guyana |
| 2000s | 4.25 deaths per 100 live births | 4.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5892 deaths per 100 live births | South Africa |
| 2010s | 3.45 deaths per 100 live births | 3.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2304 deaths per 100 live births | Guyana |
| 2020s | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1612 deaths per 100 live births | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Guyana or South Africa?
- Guyana, at 2.61 deaths per 100 live births against 2.61 deaths per 100 live births in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Guyana and South Africa?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and South Africa?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and South Africa rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Guyana ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 60th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .