Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Guyana
Guyana: Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate was 75 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Guyana, 1985–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 75 for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Guyana peaked at 241 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 75, in 2023.
That places Guyana 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 241 | — |
| 1986 | 238 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 234 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 230 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 227 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 224 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 219 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 208 | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 205 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 204 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 207 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 202 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 195 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 184 | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 178 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 171 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 163 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 164 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 164 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 162 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 166 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 167 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 158 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 153 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 146 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 141 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 135 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 133 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 128 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 121 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 117 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 114 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 110 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 105 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 107 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 109 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 189 | +73.4% |
| 2022 | 83 | -56.1% |
| 2023 | 75 | -9.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 75 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8, 9.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 75 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.5, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +73.4% | 109 | 189 |
| 2022 | -56.1% | 189 | 83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 234 | 227 | 241 | 5 |
| 1990s | 202.6 | 178 | 224 | 10 |
| 2000s | 161.4 | 146 | 171 | 10 |
| 2010s | 121.1 | 105 | 141 | 10 |
| 2020s | 114 | 75 | 189 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More gender data for Guyana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 236.01 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7051 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 625.02 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 625.02 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,888 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 8,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,973 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Guyana?
- Maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Guyana was 75 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 241 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 75 in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate?
- Guyana ranks 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.