What is mortality rate, neonatal in Guyana?

Mortality rate, neonatal in Guyana was 15.3 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, neonatal recorded in Guyana?

The highest recorded value was 40.2 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

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

The lowest recorded value was 15.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Guyana rank for mortality rate, neonatal?

Guyana ranks 58th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Guyana?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, neonatal in Guyana

Name: Mortality rate, neonatal 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, neonatal was 15.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

15.3 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

58th

of 195 countries

All-time high

40.2 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

15.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, neonatal 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

The most recent figure for mortality rate, neonatal in Guyana is 15.3 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Guyana peaked at 40.2 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 15.3 per 1,000 live births, 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	37.07 per 1,000 live births	35.2 per 1,000 live births	40.2 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	33.89 per 1,000 live births	32.7 per 1,000 live births	34.9 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	31.6 per 1,000 live births	31.3 per 1,000 live births	32.3 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	29.87 per 1,000 live births	27.8 per 1,000 live births	31.2 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	25.1 per 1,000 live births	23.2 per 1,000 live births	27.2 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	20.54 per 1,000 live births	18 per 1,000 live births	22.8 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	16.34 per 1,000 live births	15.3 per 1,000 live births	17.4 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Guyana

55 Congo 16.5 per 1,000 live births compare
56 Gabon 16.3 per 1,000 live births compare
57 Eritrea 15.6 per 1,000 live births compare
58 Nepal 15.3 per 1,000 live births compare
60 Algeria 15 per 1,000 live births compare
60 Fiji 15 per 1,000 live births compare
60 Venezuela 15 per 1,000 live births compare

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More health data for Guyana

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Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 6,657 (2025)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 7,046 (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 6,798 (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 8,257 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 7,027 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 7,273 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 8,021 (2025)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 8,020 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, neonatal in Guyana?: Mortality rate, neonatal in Guyana was 15.3 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, neonatal recorded in Guyana?: The highest recorded value was 40.2 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Guyana?: The lowest recorded value was 15.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Guyana rank for mortality rate, neonatal?: Guyana ranks 58th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Guyana?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (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, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.