Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita was 0.0003 deaths per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Guyana, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.0003 deaths per person for number of neonatal deaths, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.0017 deaths per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 deaths per person, in 2024.
That places Guyana 58th out of 195 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 neonatal deaths, per capita in Guyana, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0017 deaths per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0017 deaths per person | -3.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0016 deaths per person | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0015 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0015 deaths per person | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0015 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0014 deaths per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0014 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0013 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0013 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0013 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0012 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0012 deaths per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0011 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 deaths per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 deaths per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.001 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.001 deaths per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.001 deaths per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.001 deaths per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.001 deaths per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.001 deaths per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.001 deaths per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.001 deaths per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.001 deaths per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 deaths per person | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 deaths per person | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 deaths per person | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 deaths per person | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 deaths per person | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 deaths per person | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 deaths per person | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 deaths per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 deaths per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 deaths per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 deaths per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 deaths per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 deaths per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 deaths per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 deaths per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 deaths per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 deaths per person | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 deaths per person | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 deaths per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 deaths per person | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 deaths per person | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 deaths per person | 0.0013 deaths per person | 0.0017 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0012 deaths per person | 0.001 deaths per person | 0.0013 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.001 deaths per person | 0.0009 deaths per person | 0.001 deaths per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 deaths per person | 0.0008 deaths per person | 0.0009 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 deaths per person | 0.0005 deaths per person | 0.0007 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 deaths per person | 0.0004 deaths per person | 0.0005 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 deaths per person | 0.0003 deaths per person | 0.0004 deaths per person | 5 |
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- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Guyana?
- Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Guyana was 0.0003 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 deaths per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 deaths per person in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 58th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of neonatal deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of neonatal deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.