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, 1960β2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Guyana stood at 419. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is 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 2,162 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 419, in 2024.
Guyana ranks 126th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 123 United Arab Emirates 498 compare
- 124 Fiji, Republic of 485 compare
- 125 Solomon Islands 431 compare
- 127 Kuwait 395 compare
- 128 Belgium 385 compare
- 129 Georgia 377 compare
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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,162 in 1960.
- 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 196 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.