Lifetime risk of maternal death in Guyana
Guyana: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 554 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Guyana, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in 1 in: rate varies by country.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifetime risk of maternal death in Guyana is 554 1 in: rate varies by country, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and up 85.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Guyana peaked at 554 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 106 1 in: rate varies by country, in 1985.
Guyana ranks 122nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Guyana, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 106 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 110 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 114 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 119 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 122 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 125 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 129 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 136 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 138 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 139 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 137 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 142 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 149 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 161 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 172 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 185 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 202 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 211 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 222 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 231 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 230 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 230 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 243 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 250 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 262 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 273 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 284 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 289 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 298 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 316 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 327 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 338 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 355 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 384 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 364 1 in: rate varies by country | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 369 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 216 1 in: rate varies by country | -41.5% |
| 2022 | 491 1 in: rate varies by country | +127.3% |
| 2023 | 554 1 in: rate varies by country | +12.8% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 554 1 in: rate varies by country is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,964 1 in: rate varies by country, 5% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 554 1 in: rate varies by country is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,080 1 in: rate varies by country, 51% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Guyana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +127.3% | 216 1 in: rate varies by country | 491 1 in: rate varies by country |
| 2021 | -41.5% | 369 1 in: rate varies by country | 216 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 114.2 1 in: rate varies by country | 106 1 in: rate varies by country | 122 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 142.8 1 in: rate varies by country | 125 1 in: rate varies by country | 172 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 226.6 1 in: rate varies by country | 185 1 in: rate varies by country | 262 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 322.8 1 in: rate varies by country | 273 1 in: rate varies by country | 384 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 407.5 1 in: rate varies by country | 216 1 in: rate varies by country | 554 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 119 Algeria 633 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 120 Jamaica 600 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 121 Suriname 566 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 123 Tonga 527 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 124 Iraq 465 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 125 Guatemala 436 1 in: rate varies by country 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 lifetime risk of maternal death in Guyana?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Guyana was 554 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 554 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 106 1 in: rate varies by country in 1985.
- How does Guyana rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Guyana ranks 122nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.