Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Guyana
Guyana: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 5.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Guyana, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Guyana is 5.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Guyana peaked at 6.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2000.
That places Guyana 105th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5% | — |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -3.8% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 5.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 58% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 5.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9%, 63% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.5% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 6.0% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 5.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More infrastructure data for Guyana
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 924,876 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.56 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 123,604 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15.04 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1504 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 123,604 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.13 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Guyana?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Guyana was 5.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Guyana ranks 105th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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