Neonatal mortality rate in Guyana
Guyana: Neonatal mortality rate was 1.53 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Guyana, 1952–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Guyana is 1.53 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.
The figure 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 5.04 deaths per 100 live births in 1952 and was at its lowest, 1.53 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Guyana 58th 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 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.6 deaths per 100 live births | 4.14 deaths per 100 live births | 5.04 deaths per 100 live births | 8 |
| 1960s | 3.71 deaths per 100 live births | 3.52 deaths per 100 live births | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.39 deaths per 100 live births | 3.27 deaths per 100 live births | 3.49 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.16 deaths per 100 live births | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | 3.23 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | 3.12 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 2.28 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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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 1.53 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.04 deaths per 100 live births in 1952.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 deaths per 100 live births 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .