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 101st of 147 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.
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 101st out of 147 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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