Number of infant deaths, male in Guyana
Guyana: Number of infant deaths, male was 221 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
221
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
124th
of 197 countries
All-time high
972
in 1960
All-time low
221
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths, male in Guyana, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, male in Guyana stood at 221. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Guyana peaked at 972 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 221, in 2024.
Guyana ranks 124th of 197 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.
Number of infant deaths, male in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 972 | — |
| 1961 | 958 | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 938 | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 924 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 909 | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 897 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 889 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 884 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 881 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 883 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 886 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 891 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 891 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 889 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 879 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 867 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 859 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 849 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 838 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 828 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 822 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 820 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 822 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 821 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 811 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 796 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 778 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 754 | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 728 | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 702 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 680 | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 661 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 643 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 629 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 615 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 601 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 582 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 563 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 539 | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 512 | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 482 | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 452 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 420 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 391 | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 369 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 353 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 344 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 338 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 333 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 328 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 321 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 316 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 310 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 307 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 303 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 296 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 288 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 279 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 269 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 267 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 262 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 249 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 241 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 231 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 221 | -4.3% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 221 is above the median for high income countries, which is 119, 1.9× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 221 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 372, 59% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 913.5 | 881 | 972 | 10 |
| 1970s | 867.7 | 828 | 891 | 10 |
| 1980s | 785.4 | 702 | 822 | 10 |
| 1990s | 602.5 | 512 | 680 | 10 |
| 2000s | 381 | 328 | 482 | 10 |
| 2010s | 295.6 | 267 | 321 | 10 |
| 2020s | 240.8 | 221 | 262 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 121 Costa Rica 258 compare
- 122 Israel 252 compare
- 123 United Arab Emirates 224 compare
- 124 Fiji 221 compare
- 126 Solomon Islands 199 compare
- 127 Kuwait 188 compare
More education data for Guyana
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1141 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Guyana?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Guyana was 221 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 972 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 221 in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Guyana ranks 124th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male 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 Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.