Number of children who die before age 5 in Guyana
Guyana: Number of children who die before age 5 was 432 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
432 deaths
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
125th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2,769 deaths
in 1950
All-time low
432 deaths
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children who die before age 5 in Guyana, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 432 deaths for number of children who die before age 5 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children who die before age 5 in Guyana peaked at 2,769 deaths in 1950 and was at its lowest, 432 deaths, in 2023.
That places Guyana 125th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of children who die before age 5 in Guyana, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,769 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 2,705 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1952 | 2,659 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1953 | 2,616 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 2,573 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 2,525 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1956 | 2,469 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1957 | 2,408 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1958 | 2,340 deaths | -2.8% |
| 1959 | 2,280 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1960 | 2,224 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1961 | 2,168 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 2,115 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 2,069 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 2,026 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 1,991 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 1,962 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 1,939 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 1,927 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 1,919 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 1,919 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,917 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1,912 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 1,899 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 1,872 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 1,845 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 1,819 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 1,788 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 1,757 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 1,731 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 1,708 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 1,697 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 1,679 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 1,650 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 1,603 deaths | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 1,560 deaths | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 1,510 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 1,460 deaths | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 1,406 deaths | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 1,359 deaths | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 1,320 deaths | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 1,285 deaths | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 1,265 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1,238 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 1,212 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 1,182 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 1,145 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 1,105 deaths | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 1,056 deaths | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 1,004 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 948 deaths | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 887 deaths | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 823 deaths | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 768 deaths | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 724 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 707 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 669 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 655 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 648 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 629 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 614 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 603 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 591 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 585 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 573 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 561 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 544 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 526 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 507 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 513 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 486 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 470 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 452 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 432 deaths | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,534 deaths | 2,280 deaths | 2,769 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,034 deaths | 1,919 deaths | 2,224 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,846 deaths | 1,731 deaths | 1,919 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,563 deaths | 1,359 deaths | 1,708 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,181 deaths | 1,004 deaths | 1,320 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 745.8 deaths | 629 deaths | 948 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 561.7 deaths | 507 deaths | 614 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 460 deaths | 432 deaths | 486 deaths | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children who die before age 5 in Guyana?
- Number of children who die before age 5 in Guyana was 432 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,769 deaths in 1950.
- What is the lowest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 432 deaths in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for number of children who die before age 5?
- Guyana ranks 125th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children who die before age 5 rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.