Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Guyana
Guyana: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 3.59 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Guyana, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rates age 65 by sex in Guyana is 3.59, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Guyana peaked at 8.43 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 3.59, in 2023.
Guyana ranks 22nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8.43 | — |
| 1951 | 8.08 | -4.1% |
| 1952 | 7.68 | -4.9% |
| 1953 | 7.22 | -6.0% |
| 1954 | 6.84 | -5.3% |
| 1955 | 6.48 | -5.2% |
| 1956 | 6.07 | -6.4% |
| 1957 | 5.73 | -5.6% |
| 1958 | 5.78 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 5.68 | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 5.62 | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 5.61 | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 5.58 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 5.56 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 5.5 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 5.46 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 5.41 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 5.32 | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 5.26 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 5.2 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 5.15 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 5.12 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 5.12 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 5.1 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 5.08 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 5.07 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 5.06 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 5.05 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 5.04 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 5.02 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 5 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 4.97 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 4.94 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 4.89 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 4.86 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 4.81 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 4.74 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 4.67 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 4.62 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 4.55 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 4.49 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 4.45 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 4.44 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 4.41 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 4.49 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 4.69 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 4.78 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 4.78 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 4.6 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 4.47 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 4.35 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 4.25 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 4.28 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 4.33 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 4.37 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 4.28 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 4.17 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 4.02 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 3.94 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 3.89 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.88 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 3.85 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 3.93 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 4.02 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 4.09 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 4.04 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.96 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 3.92 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 3.85 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 4.74 | +23.2% |
| 2021 | 5.99 | +26.3% |
| 2022 | 3.71 | -38.1% |
| 2023 | 3.59 | -3.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 3.59 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.34, 2.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 3.59 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.13, 1.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 by sex 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 | -38.1% | 5.99 | 3.71 |
| 2021 | +26.3% | 4.74 | 5.99 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.8 | 5.68 | 8.43 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.45 | 5.2 | 5.62 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.08 | 5.02 | 5.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.81 | 4.55 | 5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.56 | 4.41 | 4.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.19 | 3.89 | 4.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.95 | 3.85 | 4.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.51 | 3.59 | 5.99 | 4 |
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 62 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0491 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 65 by sex in Guyana?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Guyana was 3.59 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 8.43 in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.59 in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Guyana ranks 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 Mortality rates age 65 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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