Health in Guyana

1,092 indicators covering health for Guyana.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) a 20.3% 2019 up 20.8% 79th
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertens 47.2% 2019 up 13.5% 77th
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hypertens 47.1% 2019 up 8.3% 77th
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hyperten 63.3% 2019 up 11.2% 64th
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude 40.6 2019 up 11.2% 58th
Pneumococcal conjugate second or third-dose vaccines (PCVc) immunizati 99.0% 2025 up 5.3% 1st
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urb 78.2% 2024 up 3.7% 56th
Adolescent birth rate 1.29 2018 down 61.4% 49th
Rubella number unvaccinated 330.64 2023 up 107.2% 144th
Estimated number of malaria cases 32,197 Cases 2024 up 44.3% 54th
Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases 41 2023 down 12.8% 149th
Medical doctors 12.49 2023 up 81.8% 111th
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ yea 34.3% 2022 up 16.7% 59th
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ yea 35.1% 2022 up 14.7% 56th
Nursing and midwifery personnel 48.43 2024 up 662.7% 76th
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV 11,000 2025 up 34.1% 95th
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 1.4% 2025 unchanged 26th
Immunization measles vs vaccine safety 97 2024 up 6.6% 20th
Share of children vaccinated with mcv2 97 2024 up 6.6% 20th
TB patients with known HIV status 78.0% 2024 down 14.3% 132nd
Reported number of people receiving antiretroviral therapy 7,303 2025 up 60.9% 97th
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV 69.0% 2025 up 23.2% 87th
Dentists 0.68 2020 up 74.4% 130th
Confirmed cases of RR-/MDR-TB 9 2024 up 125.0% 129th
Hib3 number unvaccinated 330.64 2023 up 3.6% 167th
Number of new HIV infections 500 2025 unchanged 89th
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes 200 2025 unchanged 85th
Capital health expenditure 0.7% 2023 up 495.7% 13th
Deaths registered with an ill defined cause of death 0.3773 2020 down 55.4% 110th
Share of deaths from homicide 2.35 2020 up 14.0% 14th
Share of deaths from major causes 6.4 2020 up 0.2% 13th
Share of deaths from underlying causes 11.03 2020 up 31.4% 96th
Share of deaths from cardiovascular diseases men women 24.81 2020 down 26.1% 80th
Tested TB patients HIV-positive 17.0% 2024 down 32.0% 32nd
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nu 38.7% 2021 up 61.2% 40th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4, female 7.3% 2021 down 25.1% 35th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nu 42.7% 2021 up 97.6% 42nd
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nu 45.0% 2021 up 306.6% 5th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nu 47.4% 2021 up 312.5% 6th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 5-14, female 28.4% 2021 down 22.7% 74th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4 8.4% 2021 down 16.1% 16th
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nu 45.1% 2021 up 95.1% 40th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4, male 9.2% 2021 down 9.7% 15th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 5-14 32.0% 2021 down 21.5% 86th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 5-14, male 34.7% 2021 down 20.7% 91st
Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, female 8.1% 2021 down 35.2% 85th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, male 22.9% 2021 down 26.2% 54th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, female 2.1% 2021 down 11.7% 100th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59 17.2% 2021 down 29.1% 61st
Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+, male 4.1% 2021 down 24.7% 60th
Cause of death, by injury, female 4.5% 2021 down 37.0% 77th
Cause of death, by injury, ages 60+ 3.1% 2021 down 21.0% 78th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 5-14, female 44.6% 2021 up 18.3% 77th
Cause of death, by injury, male 12.3% 2021 down 31.7% 36th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 0-4, male 21.6% 2021 down 1.8% 124th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59, male 38.2% 2021 down 15.5% 143rd
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 0-4, female 21.4% 2021 up 2.7% 123rd
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 0-4 21.5% 2021 up 0.1% 123rd
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 5-14, male 43.3% 2021 up 32.4% 64th
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, ages 15-59 44.2% 2021 down 14.7% 133rd