Child stunting in Guyana
9.5% of children under five in Guyana were stunted in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1993.
Guyana, 2019
9.5%
Change from 2014
−1.8percentage points
Position in 2019
31st of 46
Child stunting in Guyana over time
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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Guyana |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 9.5% |
| 2014 | 11.3% |
| 2009 | 19.3% |
| 2006 | 17.9% |
| 2000 | 13.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 11.3% in 2014, a change of −1.8 percentage points.
- Since 1993, when it was 14.7%, the figure has changed by −5.2 percentage points.
- Among the 46 countries with data for 2019, Guyana has the 31st highest value.
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All statistics for Guyana
Prevalence of undernourishment
2.5%
2024 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
25.2 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
70.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
15.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
52.6 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
73
2023 · WHO