Children moderately or severely stunted in Guyana
Guyana: Children moderately or severely stunted was 5.8 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Guyana, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely stunted in Guyana is 5.8 num th, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Guyana peaked at 14.7 num th in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.8 num th, in 2024.
Guyana ranks 149th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Guyana, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.6 num th | — |
| 2001 | 14.7 num th | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.7 num th | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.6 num th | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 14.4 num th | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 14.2 num th | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 14 num th | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 13.8 num th | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 13.6 num th | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 13.3 num th | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 12.8 num th | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 12.2 num th | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 11.6 num th | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 11 num th | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 10.4 num th | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 9.8 num th | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 9.2 num th | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 8.5 num th | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 8 num th | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 7.5 num th | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 7 num th | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 6.5 num th | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 6.2 num th | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 6 num th | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 5.8 num th | -3.3% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 5.8 num th is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.45 num th, 51% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 5.8 num th is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.7 num th, 16% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.19 num th | 13.3 num th | 14.7 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1 num th | 7.5 num th | 12.8 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3 num th | 5.8 num th | 7 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More development goals data for Guyana
- Red List Index 0.7279 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 35.28 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 459.03 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 11 (2025)
- Infant deaths 385 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Guyana?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Guyana was 5.8 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7 num th in 2001.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8 num th in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Guyana ranks 149th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. 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 Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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