Mortality rates at age 25 in Guyana

Guyana: Mortality rates at age 25 was 0.2067 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2067 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
73rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.621 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
0.2067 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Mortality rates at age 25 in Guyana, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Guyana recorded 0.2067 deaths per 1,000 people for mortality rates at age 25 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 25 in Guyana peaked at 0.621 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2067 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Guyana 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 0.5106 deaths per 1,000 people 0.4372 deaths per 1,000 people 0.621 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1960s 0.3976 deaths per 1,000 people 0.3795 deaths per 1,000 people 0.4245 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1970s 0.3973 deaths per 1,000 people 0.3741 deaths per 1,000 people 0.4142 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1980s 0.3947 deaths per 1,000 people 0.3813 deaths per 1,000 people 0.4091 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1990s 0.3904 deaths per 1,000 people 0.3778 deaths per 1,000 people 0.4103 deaths per 1,000 people 10
2000s 0.3541 deaths per 1,000 people 0.3123 deaths per 1,000 people 0.3777 deaths per 1,000 people 10
2010s 0.2808 deaths per 1,000 people 0.238 deaths per 1,000 people 0.3095 deaths per 1,000 people 10
2020s 0.2205 deaths per 1,000 people 0.2067 deaths per 1,000 people 0.2398 deaths per 1,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 70 Botswana 0.2115 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  2. 71 Senegal 0.2087 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  3. 72 Palau 0.2071 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  4. 74 North Korea 0.2024 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  5. 75 East Timor 0.1978 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  6. 76 Yemen 0.1969 deaths per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rates at age 25 in Guyana?
Mortality rates at age 25 in Guyana was 0.2067 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 0.621 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2067 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Guyana rank for mortality rates at age 25?
Guyana ranks 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guyana data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rates at age 25
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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The death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.