Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Guyana
Guyana: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese was 27.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Guyana, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Guyana is 27.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Guyana peaked at 27.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1980.
That places Guyana 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.7% | 7.7% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 10.2% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 13.9% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 18.7% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 24.7% | 27.4% | 5 |
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More health data for Guyana
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 7,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 7,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 7,346 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7,140 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 7,168 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 6,930 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Guyana?
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Guyana was 27.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1980.
- How does Guyana rank for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Guyana ranks 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.