Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Guyana
Guyana: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 21 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Guyana, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Guyana recorded 21 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Guyana peaked at 48 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2023.
That places Guyana 148th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48 | — |
| 1991 | 46 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 43 | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 41 | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 39 | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 40 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 35 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 31 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 21 | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 21 is below the median for high income countries, which is 28, 75% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 21 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 108, 19% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.9 | 38 | 48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.4 | 35 | 40 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.2 | 24 | 33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2 | 21 | 24 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 145 Albania 24 compare
- 145 New Zealand 24 compare
- 147 Suriname 22 compare
- 148 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21 compare
- 150 Kosovo 20 compare
- 150 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 20 compare
More education data for Guyana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 81.47 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.02 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,700 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 536 (2010)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,835 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,230 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 69,542 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 94,786 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Guyana?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Guyana was 21 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Guyana ranks 148th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years