Guyana vs India: Child mortality rate
Guyana
2.52 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
India
2.66 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Guyana rank
65th
India rank
63rd
Child mortality rate over time
- Guyana
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 2.66 deaths per 100 live births against 2.52 deaths per 100 live births in Guyana, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
Across all 72 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Guyana ranks 65th and India ranks 63rd of 199 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.47 deaths per 100 live births | 25.63 deaths per 100 live births | 14.16 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1960s | 8.09 deaths per 100 live births | 22.87 deaths per 100 live births | 14.77 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1970s | 7.3 deaths per 100 live births | 19.68 deaths per 100 live births | 12.39 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1980s | 6.75 deaths per 100 live births | 14.95 deaths per 100 live births | 8.2 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1990s | 5.44 deaths per 100 live births | 11.13 deaths per 100 live births | 5.69 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2000s | 4.22 deaths per 100 live births | 7.62 deaths per 100 live births | 3.4 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2010s | 3.37 deaths per 100 live births | 4.56 deaths per 100 live births | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2020s | 2.69 deaths per 100 live births | 2.97 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2739 deaths per 100 live births | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Guyana or India?
- India, at 2.66 deaths per 100 live births against 2.52 deaths per 100 live births in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Guyana and India?
- 0.14 deaths per 100 live births, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and India?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and India rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Guyana ranks 65th and India ranks 63rd 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .