Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) in Guyana
Guyana: Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) was 385 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
385
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
125th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1,698
in 1960
All-time low
385
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths in Guyana, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Guyana recorded 385 for number of infant deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Guyana peaked at 1,698 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 385, in 2024.
That places Guyana 125th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,698 | — |
| 1961 | 1,671 | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 1,637 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 1,609 | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 1,583 | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 1,562 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 1,548 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 1,539 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 1,536 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 1,539 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 1,545 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 1,555 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 1,559 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 1,556 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 1,541 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 1,521 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 1,507 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 1,489 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 1,469 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 1,452 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 1,441 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 1,437 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 1,440 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 1,438 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1,420 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 1,392 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 1,360 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 1,318 | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 1,272 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 1,225 | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 1,185 | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 1,150 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 1,117 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 1,090 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 1,067 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 1,042 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 1,010 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 976 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 936 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 891 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 841 | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 789 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 734 | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 683 | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 644 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 616 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 600 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 590 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 582 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 572 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 560 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 551 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 542 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 536 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 529 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 517 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 503 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 487 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 469 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 466 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 457 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 435 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 421 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 403 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 385 | -4.5% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 385 is above the median for high income countries, which is 215, 1.8× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 385 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 648, 59% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,592 | 1,536 | 1,698 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,519 | 1,452 | 1,559 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,374 | 1,225 | 1,441 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,046 | 891 | 1,185 | 10 |
| 2000s | 665.1 | 572 | 841 | 10 |
| 2010s | 516 | 466 | 560 | 10 |
| 2020s | 420.2 | 385 | 457 | 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 number of infant deaths in Guyana?
- Number of infant deaths in Guyana was 385 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,698 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 385 in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for number of infant deaths?
- Guyana ranks 125th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.