Number of under-five deaths in Guyana
Guyana: Number of under-five deaths was 419 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Guyana, 1955β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Guyana stood at 419. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Guyana peaked at 2,437 in 1955 and was at its lowest, 419, in 2024.
That places Guyana 126th 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 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,323 | 2,208 | 2,437 | 5 |
| 1960s | 1,995 | 1,894 | 2,162 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,841 | 1,736 | 1,900 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,613 | 1,424 | 1,714 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,198 | 1,012 | 1,373 | 10 |
| 2000s | 749.3 | 633 | 955 | 10 |
| 2010s | 565.5 | 508 | 619 | 10 |
| 2020s | 457.2 | 419 | 496 | 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Guyana?
- Number of under-five deaths in Guyana was 419 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,437 in 1955.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 419 in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Guyana ranks 126th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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