What is youth mortality rate in Guyana?

Youth mortality rate in Guyana was 2.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Guyana?

The highest recorded value was 9.25 deaths per 100 live births in 1964.

What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Guyana?

The lowest recorded value was 2.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Guyana rank for youth mortality rate?

Guyana ranks 67th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Guyana?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Guyana data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Youth mortality rate in Guyana

Name: Youth mortality rate in Guyana
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Guyana: Youth mortality rate was 2.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

2.84 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

67th

of 199 countries

All-time high

9.25 deaths per 100 live births

in 1964

All-time low

2.84 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1964–2024

Youth mortality rate in Guyana, 1964–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, youth mortality rate in Guyana stood at 2.84 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Guyana peaked at 9.25 deaths per 100 live births in 1964 and was at its lowest, 2.84 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Guyana ranks 67th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	8.86 deaths per 100 live births	8.58 deaths per 100 live births	9.25 deaths per 100 live births	6
1970s	8.29 deaths per 100 live births	8.01 deaths per 100 live births	8.51 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	7.47 deaths per 100 live births	6.9 deaths per 100 live births	7.93 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	5.88 deaths per 100 live births	5.21 deaths per 100 live births	6.64 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	4.66 deaths per 100 live births	4.3 deaths per 100 live births	5.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	3.8 deaths per 100 live births	3.33 deaths per 100 live births	4.23 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	3.03 deaths per 100 live births	2.84 deaths per 100 live births	3.23 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Guyana

64 Tajikistan 2.99 deaths per 100 live births compare
65 Nepal 2.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
66 Niue 2.87 deaths per 100 live births compare
68 Venezuela 2.74 deaths per 100 live births compare
69 Micronesia (country) 2.71 deaths per 100 live births compare
70 Iraq 2.66 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Guyana

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 7,168 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 6,930 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth mortality rate in Guyana?: Youth mortality rate in Guyana was 2.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Guyana?: The highest recorded value was 9.25 deaths per 100 live births in 1964.
What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Guyana?: The lowest recorded value was 2.84 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Guyana rank for youth mortality rate?: Guyana ranks 67th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Guyana?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guyana data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Youth mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.