What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Guyana and India?

1.4 per 1,000 live births, with India ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and India?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guyana vs India: Mortality rate, under-5

Guyana

25.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

India

26.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Guyana rank

65th

India rank

63rd

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Guyana
India

How they compare

India currently reports 26.6 per 1,000 live births against 25.2 per 1,000 live births in Guyana, a difference of 1.4 per 1,000 live births.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Guyana ranks 65th and India ranks 63rd of 196 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	India	Difference	Ahead
1960s	80.91 per 1,000 live births	228.66 per 1,000 live births	147.75 per 1,000 live births	India
1970s	72.96 per 1,000 live births	196.85 per 1,000 live births	123.89 per 1,000 live births	India
1980s	67.48 per 1,000 live births	149.45 per 1,000 live births	81.97 per 1,000 live births	India
1990s	54.38 per 1,000 live births	111.3 per 1,000 live births	56.92 per 1,000 live births	India
2000s	42.23 per 1,000 live births	76.21 per 1,000 live births	33.98 per 1,000 live births	India
2010s	33.71 per 1,000 live births	45.64 per 1,000 live births	11.93 per 1,000 live births	India
2020s	26.9 per 1,000 live births	29.66 per 1,000 live births	2.76 per 1,000 live births	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Guyana or India?: India, at 26.6 per 1,000 live births against 25.2 per 1,000 live births in Guyana as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Guyana and India?: 1.4 per 1,000 live births, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and India?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Guyana and India rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Guyana ranks 65th and India ranks 63rd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.