Guyana vs Venezuela

Guyana vs Venezuela: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 2.5 per 100 live births in Guyana and 2.4 per 100 live births in Venezuela, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Guyana, by 0.1 per 100 live births, or 1.04 times that in Venezuela.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Guyana vs Venezuela: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 2.5 per 100 live births in Guyana and 2.4 per 100 live births in Venezuela, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Guyana, by 0.1 per 100 live births, or 1.04 times that in Venezuela.
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What the numbers say

  • Guyana has been higher since 1949, when it overtook Venezuela.
  • In 2024, Guyana ranked 65 and Venezuela ranked 67 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearGuyanaVenezuelaWorld
20242.52.43.7
20232.62.43.8
20222.72.44
20212.82.44
20202.92.43.9
201932.44
20183.12.44
20173.12.44.1
20163.22.44.2
20153.31.94.3
20143.41.84.4
20133.51.84.5
20123.61.84.7
20113.71.75
20103.81.75.1
20093.81.75.3
20083.91.75.5
200741.75.7
20064.11.86
20054.21.96.2
20044.31.96.6
20034.326.8
20024.527.1
20014.62.17.4
20004.72.27.7
19994.82.27.9
19984.92.38.3
19975.12.58.4
19965.22.68.6
19955.32.68.8
19945.52.78.9
19935.72.79.1
19925.82.89.2
199162.99.3
19906.139.4
19896.33.19.5
19886.43.210
19876.63.49.9
19866.73.510.3
19856.83.610.6
19846.83.810.9
19836.93.911.1
198274.111.2
198174.211.6
19807.14.411.9
19797.14.611.9
19787.24.812.3
19777.2512.6
19767.35.212.8
19757.35.413.1
19747.35.613.3
19737.45.813.5
19727.45.913.7
19717.46.113.9
19707.46.314.2
19697.46.514.6
19687.56.615
19677.66.815.3
19667.76.915.1
19657.8715.1
196487.215.7
19638.27.316.2
19628.57.517
19618.97.818.8
19609.3820.2
19599.78.319.9
195810.28.719.7
195710.8920.5
195611.49.521.3
1955129.922.3
195412.710.322.8
195313.410.823.3
195214.111.323.9
195114.811.924.3
195015.510.724.7
194916.313.324.9
194812.214.624.9
194712.214.925.5
194612.615.325.8
194515.114.726.7
194421.718.127.4
194322.616.627.7
194214.417.727.9
194112.118.827.8
194015.71927.9
193918.720.928
19382722.228.7
193718.821.528.8
193618.721.329.1
19351921.929.5
193427.325.730.7
19332526.430.5
193222.2–30.7
193122.225.331.4
193023.524.331.6
192923.5–32
192830.1–31.9
192725.7–31.9
192625.9–32.7
192525.2–32.4
192426.9–33.1
192328.8–33.1
192230.2–33.2
192131.7–34.2
192023.9–34.4
191930.1–35.7
191836.3–37.6
191732.4–35.3
191630.9–35.1
191529.9–35.3
191427.6–35.4
191329.1–35.1
191230.9–35.5
191137.2–36
191038.2–36.4
190934–36.6
190832.2–37.2
190741.6–37.4
190632.7–38.1
190530.4–38.8
190432.7–38.9
190333.3–39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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