Number of under-five deaths, female in Guyana
Guyana: Number of under-five deaths, female was 179 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
179
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
126th
of 197 countries
All-time high
946
in 1960
All-time low
179
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five deaths, female 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
Guyana recorded 179 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Guyana peaked at 946 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 179, in 2024.
Guyana ranks 126th 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 under-five deaths, female in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 946 | — |
| 1961 | 925 | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 903 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 883 | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 865 | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 850 | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 838 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 830 | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 824 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 822 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 823 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 826 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 827 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 825 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 817 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 805 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 795 | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 782 | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 769 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 757 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 747 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 741 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 736 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 733 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 721 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 706 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 688 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 665 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 640 | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 614 | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 590 | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 570 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 550 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 533 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 520 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 506 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 490 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 471 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 454 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 432 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 408 | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 383 | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 357 | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 332 | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 312 | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 297 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 287 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 281 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 276 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 271 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 264 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 259 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 255 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 252 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 248 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 242 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 235 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 227 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 219 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 217 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 212 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 203 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 196 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 188 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 179 | -4.8% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 179 is above the median for high income countries, which is 114, 1.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 179 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 353, 51% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 868.6 | 822 | 946 | 10 |
| 1970s | 802.6 | 757 | 827 | 10 |
| 1980s | 699.1 | 614 | 747 | 10 |
| 1990s | 511.6 | 432 | 590 | 10 |
| 2000s | 320.4 | 271 | 408 | 10 |
| 2010s | 241.8 | 217 | 264 | 10 |
| 2020s | 195.6 | 179 | 212 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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 under-five deaths, female in Guyana?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Guyana was 179 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 946 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 179 in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Guyana ranks 126th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.