Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Guyana
Guyana: Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT was 84.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Guyana, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % of pregnant women living with HIV.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Guyana is 84.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Guyana peaked at 98.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Guyana 37th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 20.0% | — |
| 2003 | 25.0% | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 35.0% | +40.0% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | +54.3% |
| 2006 | 39.0% | -27.8% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | +46.2% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | +26.3% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +20.8% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | +25.9% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | -22.4% |
| 2015 | 81.0% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | -24.4% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +39.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +19.5% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | -21.4% |
| 2024 | 84.0% | +9.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 84.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 89.0%, 94% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 84.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.0%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.9% | 0.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.6% | 58.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 59.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More health data for Guyana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 62 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Guyana?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Guyana was 84.0% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct?
- Guyana ranks 37th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT (% of pregnant women living with HIV). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of pregnant women with HIV who receive antiretroviral medicine for prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT).