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Guyana

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In brief

Homicides per 100,000 people: 19.1 (2023). World rank 131 of 149 (1 = best); in Americas, 23 of 39. Road deaths per 100,000 people: 22.3 (2019). World rank 129 of 186 (1 = best); in Americas, 29 of 34. Suicides per 100,000 people: 24.8 (2021). World rank 182 of 185 (1 = best); in Americas, 34 of 34. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 62.7 → 69.2 (score 0–⁠100). Worse than all its neighbours (Brazil, Suriname, and Venezuela): suicides per 100,000 people.

Safety

Homicides per 100,000 people
19.1 2023
Road deaths per 100,000 people
22.3 2019
Suicides per 100,000 people
24.8 2021
Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–⁠100
69.2 2025
Natural hazards
floods
Emergency numbers
911, 912, 913, 999