Low birth weight number in Guyana
Guyana: Low birth weight number was 2.8 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
2.8
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
121st
of 157 countries
All-time high
3.2
in 2000
All-time low
2.7
in 2012
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Guyana, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Guyana is 2.8, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Guyana peaked at 3.2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.7, in 2012.
Guyana ranks 121st of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.97 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.78 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 |
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More health data for Guyana
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,225 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 62 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 6,798 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 8,257 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 45.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 6,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 7,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 8,257 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Guyana?
- Low birth weight number in Guyana was 2.8 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 in 2012.
- How does Guyana rank for low birth weight number?
- Guyana ranks 121st out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Low birth weight number (in thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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