Guyana vs South Africa: Mortality rate, infant, male
Guyana
26.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Africa
26.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Guyana rank
58th
South Africa rank
58th
Mortality rate, infant, male over time
- Guyana
- South Africa
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 26.1 per 1,000 live births against 26.1 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, a difference of 0 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was South Africa ahead.
Guyana ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 58th of 197 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 | 67.83 per 1,000 live births | 107.22 per 1,000 live births | 39.4 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 1980s | 64.92 per 1,000 live births | 74.51 per 1,000 live births | 9.59 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 1990s | 53.87 per 1,000 live births | 51.14 per 1,000 live births | 2.73 per 1,000 live births | Guyana |
| 2000s | 42.49 per 1,000 live births | 48.37 per 1,000 live births | 5.88 per 1,000 live births | South Africa |
| 2010s | 34.52 per 1,000 live births | 32.24 per 1,000 live births | 2.28 per 1,000 live births | Guyana |
| 2020s | 27.78 per 1,000 live births | 26.2 per 1,000 live births | 1.58 per 1,000 live births | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, male, Guyana or South Africa?
- Guyana, at 26.1 per 1,000 live births against 26.1 per 1,000 live births in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, male between Guyana and South Africa?
- 0 per 1,000 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 mortality rate, infant, male?
- Guyana ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 58th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.