Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Guyana
Guyana: Maternal mortality rate who mdb was 1.17 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.17
Change on year
down 52.1%
World rank
11th
of 111 countries
All-time high
4.36
in 1995
All-time low
1.06
in 2016
Years of data
35
1977–2020
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Guyana, 1977–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality rate who mdb in Guyana is 1.17, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 52.1% on the previous year and down 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality rate who mdb in Guyana peaked at 4.36 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.06, in 2016.
Guyana ranks 11th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.59 | 1.22 | 3.96 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.91 | 1.64 | 2.17 | 3 |
| 1990s | 2.72 | 1.4 | 4.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.48 | 1.27 | 3.34 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.98 | 1.06 | 2.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1 |
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More health data for Guyana
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,225 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 62 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 6,798 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 8,257 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 45.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 6,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 7,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 8,257 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality rate who mdb in Guyana?
- Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Guyana was 1.17 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.36 in 1995.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 in 2016.
- How does Guyana rank for maternal mortality rate who mdb?
- Guyana ranks 11th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality rate who mdb rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.4%. 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 Maternal mortality rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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