What is mortality rate, infant in Guyana?

Mortality rate, infant in Guyana was 23.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Guyana?

The highest recorded value was 71.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Guyana?

The lowest recorded value was 23.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Guyana rank for mortality rate, infant?

Guyana ranks 62nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Guyana?

Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. 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 Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, infant in Guyana

Name: Mortality rate, infant in Guyana
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Guyana: Mortality rate, infant was 23.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

23.2 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

62nd

of 195 countries

All-time high

71.7 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

23.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, infant in Guyana, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, mortality rate, infant in Guyana stood at 23.2 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Guyana peaked at 71.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 23.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Guyana ranks 62nd of 195 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	64.2 per 1,000 live births	60.4 per 1,000 live births	71.7 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	60.41 per 1,000 live births	60 per 1,000 live births	60.6 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	57.71 per 1,000 live births	54.5 per 1,000 live births	59.8 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	47.66 per 1,000 live births	42.5 per 1,000 live births	53.3 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	37.82 per 1,000 live births	34.6 per 1,000 live births	41.5 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	30.74 per 1,000 live births	27.1 per 1,000 live births	34 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	24.76 per 1,000 live births	23.2 per 1,000 live births	26.3 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Guyana

59 Fiji 23.5 per 1,000 live births compare
59 Tajikistan 23.5 per 1,000 live births compare
61 India 23.3 per 1,000 live births compare
63 Marshall Islands 22.7 per 1,000 live births compare
64 Nepal 22.2 per 1,000 live births compare
65 Philippines 21.7 per 1,000 live births compare

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More health data for Guyana

Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 7,046 (2025)
Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 8,257 (2025)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 8,020 (2025)
Age dependency ratio, young 45.1% (2025)
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 6,657 (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 8,257 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 8,223 (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 7,986 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 8,021 (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 6,798 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant in Guyana?: Mortality rate, infant in Guyana was 23.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Guyana?: The highest recorded value was 71.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Guyana?: The lowest recorded value was 23.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Guyana rank for mortality rate, infant?: Guyana ranks 62nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Guyana?: Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. 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 Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.