Number of infant deaths in Guyana
Guyana: Number of infant deaths was 385 in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 196 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 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% |
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 |
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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 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.5916 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3104 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.5605 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6409 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 196 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.