Low birth weight prevalence in Guyana
Guyana: Low birth weight prevalence was 17.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
17.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 157 countries
All-time high
17.2%
in 2018
All-time low
16.3%
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight prevalence in Guyana, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 17.2% for low birth weight prevalence in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Guyana peaked at 17.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2000.
That places Guyana 17th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6% | 16.3% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 16.9% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 17.2% | 17.2% | 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 prevalence in Guyana?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Guyana was 17.2% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Guyana ranks 17th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Low birth weight prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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