Neonatal mortality rate in Guyana
Guyana: Neonatal mortality rate was 15.28 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Guyana, 1952–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 15.28 for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Guyana peaked at 50.44 in 1952 and was at its lowest, 15.28, in 2024.
Guyana ranks 58th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.99 | 41.39 | 50.44 | 8 |
| 1960s | 37.07 | 35.16 | 40.17 | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.9 | 32.67 | 34.93 | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.61 | 31.3 | 32.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.86 | 27.79 | 31.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.12 | 23.23 | 27.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.55 | 17.98 | 22.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.34 | 15.28 | 17.45 | 5 |
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More health data for Guyana
- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,225 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 62 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0698 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.6239 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5134 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Guyana?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Guyana was 15.28 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 50.44 in 1952.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.28 in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Guyana ranks 58th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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