Guyana vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Prevalence of HIV, total
Guyana
1.6%
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.6%
in 2024
Guyana rank
20th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
19th
Prevalence of HIV, total over time
- Guyana
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 1.6% against 0.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 2.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 20th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 152 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.7% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 1.0% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 1.0% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hiv, total, Guyana or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Guyana, at 1.6% against 0.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hiv, total between Guyana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 1.0%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of hiv, total?
- Guyana ranks 20th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.