Lifetime risk of maternal death in Guyana
Guyana: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.1804 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Guyana, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.1804 for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Guyana peaked at 0.945 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1804, in 2023.
That places Guyana 73rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.945 | — |
| 1986 | 0.9112 | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8739 | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8385 | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8165 | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8011 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.7741 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7352 | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7222 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7184 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7284 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.703 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6711 | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6205 | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5825 | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5417 | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4953 | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4747 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4514 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.433 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4348 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4339 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4119 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4004 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3817 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3661 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3527 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3463 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3361 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3163 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3058 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2956 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2815 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2601 | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2745 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2709 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4633 | +71.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2035 | -56.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1804 | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.877 | 0.8165 | 0.945 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.7057 | 0.5825 | 0.8011 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4459 | 0.3817 | 0.5417 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3135 | 0.2601 | 0.3661 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2795 | 0.1804 | 0.4633 | 4 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,225 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 62 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.5916 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3104 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.5605 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6409 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Guyana?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Guyana was 0.1804 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.945 in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1804 in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Guyana ranks 73rd 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 down 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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