Number of neonatal deaths in Guyana
Guyana: Number of neonatal deaths was 253 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Guyana, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Guyana recorded 253 for number of neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Guyana peaked at 975 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 253, in 2024.
That places Guyana 124th 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 | 933 | 907 | 975 | 10 |
| 1970s | 859.1 | 796 | 907 | 10 |
| 1980s | 756.4 | 705 | 786 | 10 |
| 1990s | 658.4 | 578 | 698 | 10 |
| 2000s | 439.1 | 385 | 546 | 10 |
| 2010s | 347.5 | 312 | 377 | 10 |
| 2020s | 276.8 | 253 | 300 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 121 Israel 294 compare
- 122 South Korea 281 compare
- 123 United Arab Emirates 255 compare
- 125 Fiji 249 compare
- 126 Switzerland 230 compare
- 127 Belgium 225 compare
More health data for Guyana
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 8,257 (2025)
- Population, female 51.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 6,906 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 6,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 7,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 8,223 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 7,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 6,798 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 8,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 7,986 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Guyana?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Guyana was 253 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 975 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 253 in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Guyana ranks 124th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. 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 Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.