Health in Guyana

336 indicators covering health for Guyana.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Prevalence of hypertension 40.0% 2019 up 1.0% 78th
Treatment for hypertension, female 53.4% 2019 up 1.7% 79th
Treatment for hypertension, male 40.1% 2019 up 18.6% 68th
Treatment for hypertension 47.1% 2019 up 8.3% 78th
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 103 2024 down 31.8% 150th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 9 2024 down 25.0% 148th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 12 2024 down 25.0% 148th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, female 13 2024 down 23.5% 145th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male 18 2024 down 21.7% 144th
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female 37 2024 down 37.3% 146th
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male 66 2024 down 28.3% 148th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 24 2024 down 42.9% 145th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 48 2024 down 30.4% 147th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 27 2024 down 40.0% 147th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 78 2024 down 26.4% 144th
Prevalence of HIV, total 1.6% 2024 up 14.3% 20th
Number of people who are undernourished 100,000 2020 unchanged 103rd
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban 34.1% 2024 down 8.9% 89th
External health expenditure channeled through government 26.0% 2023 up 553.3% 100th
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 23.9% 2021 down 11.8% 23rd
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 27.1% 2021 down 15.8% 43rd
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 25.4% 2021 down 14.2% 27th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 0.074 per 100,000 population 2021 down 6.3% 177th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 0.11 per 100,000 female population 2021 up 10.0% 142nd
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 0.039 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 31.6% 180th
Suicide mortality rate, female 10.35 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 21.8% 9th
Suicide mortality rate, male 39.95 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 11.5% 3rd
Suicide mortality rate 24.78 per 100,000 population 2021 down 14.9% 4th
Nurses and midwives 3.93 per 1,000 people 2023 up 441.7% 96th
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol 2.09 2020 down 10.7% 78th
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projecte 5.04 2020 down 12.7% 82nd
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, pr 8.23 2020 down 11.6% 82nd
Low-birthweight babies 17.2% 2020 up 1.7% 18th
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban 76.0% 2024 up 0.5% 49th
Prevalence of anemia among children 29.3% 2019 down 20.6% 91st
Births attended by skilled health staff 97.6% 2020 up 11.7% 91st
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV 10,000 2024 up 38.9% 94th
Prevalence of current tobacco use 11.7% 2024 down 28.2% 120th
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 2.2% 2024 down 26.7% 127th
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 21.2% 2024 down 28.4% 114th
Physicians 1.39 per 1,000 people 2020 up 101.9% 104th
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural 46.9% 2024 down 10.5% 54th
Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 560 2024 up 12.0% 88th
AIDS estimated deaths 200 UNAIDS estimates 2024 up 100.0% 82nd
Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 1,331 current international $ 2023 up 212.6% 85th
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 350.45 current international $ 2023 up 116.8% 89th
Domestic general government health expenditure 1.7% 2023 down 8.4% 143rd
Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 380.94 current international $ 2023 up 116.8% 98th
Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare 26.3% 2023 down 30.6% 108th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 354.25 current US$ 2023 up 237.6% 81st
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending 70.1% 2023 up 41.3% 50th
Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV 500 2024 unchanged 87th
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 83.5% 2024 up 7.8% 51st
Number of stillbirths 210 2023 down 13.6% 135th
Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV 100 2024 unchanged 83rd
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP 2.5% 2023 down 35.1% 191st
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rur 85.4% 2024 up 9.3% 32nd
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural 63.8% 2024 up 3.6% 26th
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urb 78.2% 2024 up 3.7% 56th
Capital health expenditure 0.7% 2023 up 495.7% 13th