Adolescent mortality rate in Guyana
Guyana: Adolescent mortality rate was 2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Guyana, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescent mortality rate in Guyana is 2, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Guyana peaked at 2.77 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2024.
Guyana ranks 74th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.7 | — |
| 1991 | 2.58 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 2.48 | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 2.4 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 2.34 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 2.31 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 2.29 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 2.29 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 2.29 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 2.3 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 2.32 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 2.35 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.38 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.42 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.47 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 2.52 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 2.58 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.64 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.69 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.74 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.76 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.77 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.76 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.72 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.67 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.6 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 2.53 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 2.45 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 2.38 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 2.31 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.24 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 2.17 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 2.11 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 2.06 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 2 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4 | 2.29 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.51 | 2.32 | 2.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6 | 2.31 | 2.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.12 | 2 | 2.24 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 71 Bangladesh 2.02 compare
- 72 Kenya 2.02 compare
- 73 Solomon Islands 2.02 compare
- 75 Ecuador 2 compare
- 76 Indonesia 1.99 compare
- 77 Syrian Arab Republic 1.97 compare
More health data for Guyana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,225 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 62 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0698 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.6239 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5134 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Guyana?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Guyana was 2 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 in 2011.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Guyana ranks 74th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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