Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Guyana
Guyana: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 7.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Guyana, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 7.1% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Guyana peaked at 17.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2024.
Guyana ranks 122nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.4% | — |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -2.7% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 7.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.9%, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 7.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.9%, 80% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 14.4% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 9.0% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.1% | 8.4% | 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 stunted in Guyana?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Guyana was 7.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Guyana ranks 122nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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