Annual death rates at different ages in Guyana

Guyana: Annual death rates at different ages was 21.75 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
21.75 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
66th
of 229 countries
All-time high
119.21 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
21.75 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Annual death rates at different ages in Guyana, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual death rates at different ages in Guyana is 21.75 deaths per 1,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual death rates at different ages in Guyana peaked at 119.21 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 21.75 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.

Guyana ranks 66th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 97.87 deaths per 1,000 people 78.58 deaths per 1,000 people 119.21 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1960s 66.61 deaths per 1,000 people 61.43 deaths per 1,000 people 75.32 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1970s 59.86 deaths per 1,000 people 58.4 deaths per 1,000 people 61.05 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1980s 55.04 deaths per 1,000 people 51.3 deaths per 1,000 people 57.94 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1990s 44.93 deaths per 1,000 people 39.96 deaths per 1,000 people 50.18 deaths per 1,000 people 10
2000s 35.35 deaths per 1,000 people 32.06 deaths per 1,000 people 38.99 deaths per 1,000 people 10
2010s 28.15 deaths per 1,000 people 24.69 deaths per 1,000 people 31.41 deaths per 1,000 people 10
2020s 22.83 deaths per 1,000 people 21.75 deaths per 1,000 people 23.93 deaths per 1,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 63 India 23.09 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  2. 64 Marshall Islands 22.58 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  3. 65 Nepal 22.34 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  4. 67 Philippines 21.1 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  5. 68 Nauru 20.83 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  6. 69 Niue 19.83 deaths per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual death rates at different ages in Guyana?
Annual death rates at different ages in Guyana was 21.75 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual death rates at different ages recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 119.21 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest annual death rates at different ages recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 21.75 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Guyana rank for annual death rates at different ages?
Guyana ranks 66th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual death rates at different ages rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guyana data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual death rates at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual death rates at different ages
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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The death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.