What is mortality rate, under-5 in Guyana?

Mortality rate, under-5 in Guyana was 25.2 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, under-5 recorded in Guyana?

The highest recorded value was 92.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Guyana?

The lowest recorded value was 25.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Guyana rank for mortality rate, under-5?

Guyana ranks 65th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Guyana?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, under-5 in Guyana

Name: Mortality rate, under-5 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, under-5 was 25.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

25.2 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

65th

of 195 countries

All-time high

92.5 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

25.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, under-5 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, under-5 in Guyana is 25.2 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 3.1% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Guyana peaked at 92.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 25.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

That places Guyana 65th 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	80.91 per 1,000 live births	74.4 per 1,000 live births	92.5 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	72.96 per 1,000 live births	71.4 per 1,000 live births	74 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	67.48 per 1,000 live births	62.9 per 1,000 live births	70.8 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	54.38 per 1,000 live births	48 per 1,000 live births	61.4 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	42.23 per 1,000 live births	38.3 per 1,000 live births	46.7 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	33.71 per 1,000 live births	29.6 per 1,000 live births	37.6 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	26.9 per 1,000 live births	25.2 per 1,000 live births	28.6 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Guyana

62 Marshall Islands 26.7 per 1,000 live births compare
63 India 26.6 per 1,000 live births compare
64 Philippines 26.5 per 1,000 live births compare
66 Nepal 25.1 per 1,000 live births compare
67 Venezuela 24.2 per 1,000 live births compare
68 Egypt 22.4 per 1,000 live births compare
68 Micronesia (country) 22.4 per 1,000 live births compare

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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, under-5 in Guyana?: Mortality rate, under-5 in Guyana was 25.2 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, under-5 recorded in Guyana?: The highest recorded value was 92.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Guyana?: The lowest recorded value was 25.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Guyana rank for mortality rate, under-5?: Guyana ranks 65th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Guyana?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (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, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.