Neonatal mortality rate in Guyana
Guyana: Neonatal mortality rate was 1.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Guyana, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Guyana is 1.5%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Guyana peaked at 6.5% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2019.
That places Guyana 63rd 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 | 6.0% | 5.3% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 61 Gabon 1.6% compare
- 62 East Timor 1.6% compare
- 64 Bolivia 1.5% compare
- 65 Kiribati 1.5% compare
- 65 Tajikistan 1.5% compare
More health data for Guyana
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 62 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 7,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 7,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 7,346 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7,140 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 7,168 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 6,930 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Guyana?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Guyana was 1.5% 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2019.
- How does Guyana rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Guyana ranks 63rd out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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