Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Guyana
Guyana: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 15.28 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Guyana, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 15.28 for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 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 - un igme estimates in Guyana peaked at 31.2 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15.28, in 2024.
That places Guyana 58th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.2 | — |
| 1991 | 31.09 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 30.86 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 30.59 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 30.3 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 29.92 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 29.5 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 29.01 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 28.39 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 27.79 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 27.19 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 26.66 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 26.15 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 25.7 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 25.27 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 24.85 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 24.45 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 24.03 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 23.63 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 23.23 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 22.84 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 22.5 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 22.04 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 21.51 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 20.96 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 20.31 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 19.71 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 19.14 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 18.54 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 17.98 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 17.45 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 16.87 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 16.33 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 15.79 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 15.28 | -3.2% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 15.28 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.62, 5.8× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 15.28 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.23, 1.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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)
- 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 neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Guyana?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Guyana was 15.28 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.28 in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Guyana ranks 58th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates 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 UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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