Child mortality around the world in Guernsey
Guernsey: Child mortality around the world was 0.6717 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Child mortality around the world in Guernsey, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guernsey recorded 0.6717 for child mortality around the world in 2023.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality around the world in Guernsey peaked at 3.17 in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.6511, in 2020.
Guernsey ranks 165th of 236 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.
Child mortality around the world in Guernsey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.13 | — |
| 1951 | 2.93 | -6.4% |
| 1952 | 2.47 | -15.7% |
| 1953 | 3.17 | +28.2% |
| 1954 | 2.4 | -24.2% |
| 1955 | 2.93 | +21.8% |
| 1956 | 1.67 | -43.1% |
| 1957 | 2.72 | +63.3% |
| 1958 | 2.25 | -17.2% |
| 1959 | 2.28 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 1.75 | -23.2% |
| 1961 | 2.51 | +43.4% |
| 1962 | 2.32 | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 2.54 | +9.2% |
| 1964 | 2.41 | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 2.68 | +11.4% |
| 1966 | 2.14 | -20.1% |
| 1967 | 2.3 | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 2.73 | +18.8% |
| 1969 | 2.68 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 2.58 | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 2.49 | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 2.48 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 2.12 | -14.5% |
| 1974 | 2.41 | +13.8% |
| 1975 | 2.34 | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 2.29 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 2.15 | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 2 | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 2.04 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 1.7 | -17.0% |
| 1981 | 2.02 | +19.3% |
| 1982 | 2.59 | +27.9% |
| 1983 | 1.58 | -38.9% |
| 1984 | 1.58 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.67 | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 1.59 | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 1.54 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 1.53 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.33 | -13.1% |
| 1990 | 1.45 | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 1.52 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 1.3 | -14.6% |
| 1993 | 1.47 | +13.0% |
| 1994 | 1.38 | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 1.24 | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 1.22 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.15 | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 1.09 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9582 | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 1.06 | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 1.04 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.03 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.01 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9354 | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9052 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8633 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.848 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8241 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7919 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7566 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7293 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7527 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7129 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6987 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7185 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7329 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7502 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7136 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6741 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6511 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7633 | +17.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6843 | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6717 | -1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality around the world in Guernsey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | +63.3% | 1.67 | 2.72 |
| 1961 | +43.4% | 1.75 | 2.51 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.6 | 1.67 | 3.17 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.41 | 1.75 | 2.73 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.29 | 2 | 2.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.71 | 1.33 | 2.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 | 0.9582 | 1.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9307 | 0.7919 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7239 | 0.6741 | 0.7566 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6926 | 0.6511 | 0.7633 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guernsey
- 162 Ukraine 0.6974 compare
- 163 Uruguay 0.6758 compare
- 164 Luxembourg 0.6756 compare
- 166 Cook Islands 0.6696 compare
- 167 Liechtenstein 0.6513 compare
- 168 Reunion 0.6442 compare
More health data for Guernsey
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.172 % change on previous year (2090)
- Life expectancy vs gdp per capita 83.27 (2023)
- Life expectancy marimekko 83.27 (2023)
- Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index 83.27 (2023)
- Fertility vs child mortality 1.36 (2023)
- Child mortality vs population growth -0.1164 (2023)
- Life expectancy at different ages 83.27 (2023)
- Life expectancy 83.27 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality around the world in Guernsey?
- Child mortality around the world in Guernsey was 0.6717 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality around the world recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 3.17 in 1953.
- What is the lowest child mortality around the world recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6511 in 2020.
- How does Guernsey rank for child mortality around the world?
- Guernsey ranks 165th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality around the world rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guernsey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality around the world. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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