Child mortality rate in Guernsey
Guernsey: Child mortality rate was 0.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Guernsey, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children.
Analysis
Guernsey recorded 0.7% for child mortality rate in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Guernsey peaked at 3.2% in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, 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 rate in Guernsey, year by year
| Year | % of children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.1% | — |
| 1951 | 2.9% | -6.4% |
| 1952 | 2.5% | -15.7% |
| 1953 | 3.2% | +28.2% |
| 1954 | 2.4% | -24.2% |
| 1955 | 2.9% | +21.8% |
| 1956 | 1.7% | -43.1% |
| 1957 | 2.7% | +63.3% |
| 1958 | 2.3% | -17.2% |
| 1959 | 2.3% | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 1.8% | -23.2% |
| 1961 | 2.5% | +43.4% |
| 1962 | 2.3% | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 2.5% | +9.2% |
| 1964 | 2.4% | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 2.7% | +11.4% |
| 1966 | 2.1% | -20.1% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 2.7% | +18.8% |
| 1969 | 2.7% | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 2.6% | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | -14.5% |
| 1974 | 2.4% | +13.8% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 2.3% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | -17.0% |
| 1981 | 2.0% | +19.3% |
| 1982 | 2.6% | +27.9% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | -38.9% |
| 1984 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.3% | -13.1% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -14.6% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | +13.0% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +17.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality rate 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% | 1.7% | 2.7% |
| 1961 | +43.4% | 1.8% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.6% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guernsey
- 162 Ukraine 0.7% compare
- 163 Uruguay 0.7% compare
- 164 Luxembourg 0.7% compare
- 166 Cook Islands 0.7% compare
- 167 Liechtenstein 0.7% compare
- 168 Reunion 0.6% compare
More health data for Guernsey
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (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 years (2023)
- Life expectancy 83.27 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 83.27 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate -0.1% (2023)
- Life expectancy for people of different ages 83.27 years (2023)
- Life expectancy 83.27 years (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Guernsey?
- Child mortality rate in Guernsey was 0.7% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 1953.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- How does Guernsey rank for child mortality rate?
- Guernsey ranks 165th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality rate 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.