Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Guyana
Guyana: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.962 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Guyana, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Guyana is 0.962 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Guyana peaked at 0.962 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7373 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Guyana ranks 57th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Guyana, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7373 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.7413 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7476 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7529 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.755 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7576 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7584 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7551 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7652 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7661 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7788 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7959 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8088 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8177 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8135 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.806 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7869 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7671 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7476 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7653 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8893 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 0.962 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7537 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7373 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7661 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7887 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7476 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8177 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9256 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8893 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.962 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 54 Belgium 0.9665 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Mauritius 0.9657 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 56 Indonesia 0.963 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 58 Argentina 0.9619 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Zimbabwe 0.952 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 60 Kiribati 0.9502 deaths per 100,000 people 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 62 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Guyana?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Guyana was 0.962 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.962 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7373 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Guyana ranks 57th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.