Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Guyana
Guyana: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 253 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
253 deaths
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
124th
of 199 countries
All-time high
992 deaths
in 1955
All-time low
253 deaths
in 2024
Years of data
72
1953–2024
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Guyana, 1953–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Guyana is 253 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 72 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Guyana peaked at 992 deaths in 1955 and was at its lowest, 253 deaths, in 2024.
That places Guyana 124th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Guyana, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 981 deaths | — |
| 1954 | 988 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 992 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 992 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 992 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 985 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 978 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 975 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 965 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 951 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 942 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 931 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 922 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 916 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 912 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 909 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 907 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 907 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 904 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 900 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 888 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 868 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 854 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 841 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 824 deaths | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 809 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 796 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 786 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 784 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 784 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 782 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 769 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 760 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 746 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 732 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 716 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 705 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 698 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 691 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 686 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 682 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 679 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 670 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 655 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 636 deaths | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 609 deaths | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 578 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 546 deaths | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 511 deaths | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 475 deaths | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 446 deaths | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 424 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 410 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 403 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 398 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 393 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 385 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 377 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 373 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 367 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 364 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 357 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 347 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 336 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 324 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 312 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 318 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 300 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 288 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 278 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 265 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 253 deaths | -4.5% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 253 deaths is above the median for high income countries, which is 155 deaths, 1.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 253 deaths is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 403 deaths, 63% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 986.86 deaths | 978 deaths | 992 deaths | 7 |
| 1960s | 933 deaths | 907 deaths | 975 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 859.1 deaths | 796 deaths | 907 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 756.4 deaths | 705 deaths | 786 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 658.4 deaths | 578 deaths | 698 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 439.1 deaths | 385 deaths | 546 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 347.5 deaths | 312 deaths | 377 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 276.8 deaths | 253 deaths | 300 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More health data for Guyana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
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- 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 number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Guyana?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Guyana was 253 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 992 deaths in 1955.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 253 deaths in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Guyana ranks 124th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .