Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Guyana
Guyana: Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection was 83.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Guyana, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 83.7% for care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Guyana peaked at 83.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 2007.
Guyana ranks 5th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.0% | — |
| 2007 | 64.0% | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 83.6% | +28.6% |
| 2020 | 83.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.0% | 64.0% | 78.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 83.6% | 83.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 83.7% | 83.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 2 Mongolia 90.6% compare
- 3 Cambodia 88.0% compare
- 4 Dominican Republic 84.5% compare
- 6 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 81.4% compare
- 7 Jordan 78.6% compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 75.8% compare
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 care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Guyana?
- Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Guyana was 83.7% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 2007.
- How does Guyana rank for care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection?
- Guyana ranks 5th out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
- Is care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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