Low-birthweight babies in Guyana
Guyana: Low-birthweight babies was 17.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low-birthweight babies in Guyana, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 17.2% for low-birthweight babies in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Guyana peaked at 17.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2000.
That places Guyana 18th 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.
Low-birthweight babies in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.3% | — |
| 2001 | 16.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 16.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 15 Sri Lanka 18.0% compare
- 16 Mozambique 17.8% compare
- 17 Senegal 17.2% compare
- 19 Botswana 16.8% compare
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 16.7% compare
- 21 South Africa 16.6% compare
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)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0129 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0108 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Guyana?
- Low-birthweight babies in Guyana was 17.2% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Guyana ranks 18th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Low-birthweight babies (% of births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Low-birthweight babies are newborns weighing less than 2,500 grams, with the measurement taken within the first hour of life, before significant postnatal weight loss has occurred.