Health in Guyana

1,092 indicators covering health for Guyana.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information 90.0% 2014 up 49.5% 60th
Nursing personnel 93.8% 2024 down 1.4% 15th
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official 91.7% 2012 down 2.1% 54th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 97.9% 2017 up 1.1% 23rd
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 82.3% 2017 up 14.3% 39th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 99.8% 2017 up 0.3% 19th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 99.1% 2017 up 0.5% 29th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 99.1% 2017 up 0.8% 21st
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 81.9% 2017 up 8.3% 31st
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 92.0% 2017 up 4.8% 38th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 95.9% 2017 up 1.7% 40th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 85.8% 2017 up 6.1% 36th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 68.5% 2017 up 14.5% 31st
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 2.8% 2017 down 42.1% 69th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 57th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 0.0% 2017 47th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 0.0% 2017 down 89.0% 66th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 0.0% 2017 down 92.7% 73rd
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural 97.3% 2017 up 2.3% 21st
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural 77.8% 2017 up 23.2% 36th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural 98.8% 2017 up 1.2% 18th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban 99.4% 2017 down 0.4% 32nd
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban 99.7% 2017 down 0.2% 22nd
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban 98.8% 2017 up 0.3% 34th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban 96.9% 2017 down 0.5% 33rd
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural 98.9% 2017 up 0.3% 19th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural 99.8% 2017 up 0.7% 10th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban 99.6% 2017 up 0.5% 28th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural pop 91.7% 2017 up 6.2% 26th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural pop 85.0% 2017 up 7.3% 27th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural pop 93.8% 2017 up 2.6% 32nd
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural pop 81.2% 2017 up 10.0% 26th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural pop 65.0% 2017 up 16.1% 29th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban po 77.5% 2017 up 10.9% 29th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban po 84.2% 2017 up 5.7% 37th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban po 91.0% 2017 up 3.6% 39th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban po 94.2% 2017 up 1.4% 39th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban po 97.8% 2017 up 0.6% 37th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 3.8% 2017 down 42.6% 69th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 0.0% 2017 54th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 0.0% 2017 48th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 0.0% 2017 70th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 86th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 64th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 56th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 0.2% 2017 up 40.9% 73rd
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 0.0% 2017 down 64.7% 70th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 0.0% 2017 42nd
Hpv vaccination coverage in 15 year olds 80 2024 26th
Sales of beer in 1000s hectolitres 161 2009 up 10.3% 49th
Confirmed cases of MDR-TB 0 2012 down 100.0% 125th
New cases: other 0 2012 down 100.0% 33rd
Compliance with international health regulations 85 2015 up 157.6% 53rd
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration a 36.7% 2020 down 5.7% 32nd
Number of malaria cases treated with any first  line tx courses (inclu 26,358 2024 up 124.0% 46th
Number of indigenous P. vivax malaria cases 18,791 2024 up 213.1% 15th
Number of imported malaria cases 300 2024 down 27.0% 17th
Number of malaria cases treated with artemisinin-based combination the 6,554 2024 up 113.3% 48th
Number of imported cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported 0 2021 34th
Exclusive breastfeeding under six months 28.5 2019 down 8.9% 58th