Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in French Guiana
French Guiana: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex was 0.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in French Guiana, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, probability of dying in infancy, by sex in French Guiana stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying in infancy, by sex in French Guiana peaked at 8.9% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2023.
That places French Guiana 153rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8.9% | — |
| 1951 | 8.6% | -2.8% |
| 1952 | 8.4% | -2.9% |
| 1953 | 8.1% | -3.0% |
| 1954 | 7.9% | -3.1% |
| 1955 | 7.6% | -3.2% |
| 1956 | 7.4% | -3.4% |
| 1957 | 7.1% | -3.6% |
| 1958 | 6.8% | -3.8% |
| 1959 | 6.5% | -4.2% |
| 1960 | 6.2% | -4.5% |
| 1961 | 5.9% | -4.9% |
| 1962 | 5.6% | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 5.3% | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 5.0% | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 4.7% | -6.0% |
| 1966 | 4.4% | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 4.2% | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 3.9% | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 3.7% | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 3.5% | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 3.4% | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 3.3% | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 3.2% | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 3.1% | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 2.8% | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 2.6% | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 2.5% | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 2.4% | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 2.3% | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 2.0% | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 1.9% | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 1.7% | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 1.6% | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.7% | 6.5% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.9% | 3.7% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
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More reference data data for French Guiana
- Milk production 293 tonnes (2006)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.39 live births per woman (2023)
- Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 0.9565 Degrees celsius (2023)
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change 595.3 Millimetres per year (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.33 years (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 25,569 hectares (2023)
- Land area in hectares 8.28 million hectares (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land 16,435 hectares (2023)
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 0.31 percent (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.39 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying in infancy, by sex in French Guiana?
- Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in French Guiana was 0.6% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2023.
- How does French Guiana rank for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- French Guiana ranks 153rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying in infancy, by sex rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.