Neonatal mortality rate in Guam
Guam: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Guam, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guam recorded 0.7% for neonatal mortality rate in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Guam peaked at 2.1% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1995.
That places Guam 104th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 101 Ecuador 0.8% compare
- 102 Peru 0.8% compare
- 105 Seychelles 0.7% compare
- 106 Micronesia (country) 0.7% compare
- 106 North Korea 0.7% compare
- 106 Syria 0.7% compare
More health data for Guam
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1,362 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1,394 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 1,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1,435 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11,936 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1,546 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Guam?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Guam was 0.7% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1995.
- How does Guam rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Guam ranks 104th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days