Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Guyana
Guyana: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 1,900 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Guyana, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children orphaned by hiv/aids in Guyana is 1,900, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Guyana peaked at 1,900 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 200, in 1990.
That places Guyana 88th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 200 | — |
| 1991 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1994 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 510 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 630 | +23.5% |
| 1999 | 760 | +20.6% |
| 2000 | 900 | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 1,100 | +22.2% |
| 2002 | 1,200 | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 1,400 | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 1,500 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 1,700 | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,600 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 1,600 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,600 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,500 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,600 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 1,600 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,700 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 1,800 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,900 | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 1,900 | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 1,900 is above the median for high income countries, which is 550, 3.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 1,900 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,100, 27% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 450 | 200 | 760 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,460 | 900 | 1,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,550 | 1,500 | 1,600 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,820 | 1,700 | 1,900 | 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 children orphaned by hiv/aids in Guyana?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Guyana was 1,900 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,900 in 2023.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Guyana ranks 88th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS is the estimated number of children who have lost their mother or both parents to AIDS before age 15 since the epidemic began. Some of the orphaned children included in this cumulative total are no longer alive; others are no longer under age 15.