Child homicide rate in Guyana
Guyana: Child homicide rate was 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Child homicide rate in Guyana, 1979–2020
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2020, child homicide rate in Guyana stood at 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 70.8% on the previous year and up 95.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Guyana peaked at 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1979.
That places Guyana 11th out of 113 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 8 Ecuador 6.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Mexico 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 10 Belize 5.99 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 12 Uruguay 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 13 Guatemala 4.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 14 United States 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Guyana
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 35 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 342 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.515 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.771 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.821 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.515 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.283 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.328 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Guyana?
- Child homicide rate in Guyana was 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 1979.
- How does Guyana rank for child homicide rate?
- Guyana ranks 11th out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Child homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.