Neonatal deaths in Guyana
Guyana: Neonatal deaths was 253 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
253
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
135th
of 213 countries
All-time high
546
in 2000
All-time low
253
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Neonatal deaths in Guyana, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 253 for neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Guyana peaked at 546 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 253, in 2024.
Guyana ranks 135th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 546 | — |
| 2001 | 511 | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 475 | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 446 | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 424 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 410 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 403 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 398 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 393 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 385 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 377 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 373 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 367 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 364 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 357 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 347 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 336 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 324 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 312 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 318 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 300 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 288 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 278 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 265 | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 253 | -4.5% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 253 is above the median for high income countries, which is 150.5, 1.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 253 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 379, 67% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 439.1 | 385 | 546 | 10 |
| 2010s | 347.5 | 312 | 377 | 10 |
| 2020s | 276.8 | 253 | 300 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 132 Republic of Korea 281 compare
- 132 South Korea 281 compare
- 134 United Arab Emirates 255 compare
- 136 Fiji 249 compare
- 137 Switzerland 230 compare
- 138 Belgium 225 compare
More development goals data for Guyana
- Red List Index 0.7279 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 35.28 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 459.03 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 11 (2025)
- Infant deaths 385 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths in Guyana?
- Neonatal deaths in Guyana was 253 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 546 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 253 in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for neonatal deaths?
- Guyana ranks 135th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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