Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Fiji or Guyana?

Fiji, at 480 deaths against 432 deaths in Guyana as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Fiji vs Guyana: Number of children who die before age 5

Fiji

480 deaths

in 2023

Guyana

432 deaths

in 2023

Fiji rank

123rd

Guyana rank

125th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Fiji
Guyana

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 480 deaths against 432 deaths in Guyana, a difference of 48 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guyana ahead.

Fiji ranks 123rd and Guyana ranks 125th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Guyana in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,516 deaths	2,534 deaths	1,019 deaths	Guyana
1960s	1,229 deaths	2,034 deaths	805.3 deaths	Guyana
1970s	1,000 deaths	1,846 deaths	845.6 deaths	Guyana
1980s	833.5 deaths	1,563 deaths	729.7 deaths	Guyana
1990s	553.1 deaths	1,181 deaths	628.1 deaths	Guyana
2000s	480.7 deaths	745.8 deaths	265.1 deaths	Guyana
2010s	435.9 deaths	561.7 deaths	125.8 deaths	Guyana
2020s	468.5 deaths	460 deaths	8.5 deaths	Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Fiji or Guyana?: Fiji, at 480 deaths against 432 deaths in Guyana as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Fiji and Guyana?: 48 deaths, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Guyana?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Fiji and Guyana rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Fiji ranks 123rd and Guyana ranks 125th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.