Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Guyana
Guyana: Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or was 1,900 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Guyana, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Guyana is 1,900, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Guyana peaked at 1,900 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,500, in 2013.
That places Guyana 87th out of 104 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,600 | — |
| 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 1,900, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 1,900 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,400, 18% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,550 | 1,500 | 1,600 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,820 | 1,700 | 1,900 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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- 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 estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Guyana?
- Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Guyana was 1,900 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,900 in 2023.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,500 in 2013.
- How does Guyana rank for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or?
- Guyana ranks 87th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 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 UNICEF, published as part of Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or both parents due to AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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