What is infant mortality rate in Guyana?

Infant mortality rate in Guyana was 2.32 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Guyana?

The highest recorded value was 11.55 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Guyana?

The lowest recorded value was 2.32 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Guyana rank for infant mortality rate?

Guyana ranks 62nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Guyana?

Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Guyana data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Guyana

Name: Infant mortality rate in Guyana
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Guyana: Infant mortality rate was 2.32 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

2.32 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

62nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

11.55 deaths per 100 live births

in 1949

All-time low

2.32 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1949–2024

Infant mortality rate in Guyana, 1949–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Guyana recorded 2.32 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Guyana peaked at 11.55 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 2.32 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Guyana 62nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 76 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	11.55 deaths per 100 live births	11.55 deaths per 100 live births	11.55 deaths per 100 live births	1
1950s	9.24 deaths per 100 live births	7.47 deaths per 100 live births	11.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	6.42 deaths per 100 live births	6.04 deaths per 100 live births	7.17 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	6.04 deaths per 100 live births	6 deaths per 100 live births	6.06 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	5.77 deaths per 100 live births	5.45 deaths per 100 live births	5.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	4.77 deaths per 100 live births	4.25 deaths per 100 live births	5.33 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	3.78 deaths per 100 live births	3.46 deaths per 100 live births	4.15 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	3.08 deaths per 100 live births	2.71 deaths per 100 live births	3.4 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2.48 deaths per 100 live births	2.32 deaths per 100 live births	2.63 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Guyana

59 Fiji 2.35 deaths per 100 live births compare
60 Tajikistan 2.35 deaths per 100 live births compare
61 India 2.33 deaths per 100 live births compare
63 Marshall Islands 2.27 deaths per 100 live births compare
64 Nepal 2.22 deaths per 100 live births compare
65 Niue 2.22 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Guyana

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 7,488 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 7,332 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 7,346 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7,140 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 7,168 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 6,930 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Guyana?: Infant mortality rate in Guyana was 2.32 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Guyana?: The highest recorded value was 11.55 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Guyana?: The lowest recorded value was 2.32 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Guyana rank for infant mortality rate?: Guyana ranks 62nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Guyana?: Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guyana data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .