Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Guyana
Guyana: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 27.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.4%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
101st
of 198 countries
All-time high
27.4%
in 2024
All-time low
7.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Guyana, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 27.4% for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Guyana peaked at 27.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1980.
That places Guyana 101st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.3% | — |
| 1981 | 7.4% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 7.6% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 7.8% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 8.0% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 8.3% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 8.5% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 8.8% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 9.1% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 9.4% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 9.7% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 10.1% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 10.4% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 10.8% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 11.1% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 11.5% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 11.9% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 12.3% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 12.7% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 27.4% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.2% | 7.3% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 9.7% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 13.6% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 18.5% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 24.7% | 27.4% | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Guyana?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Guyana was 27.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1980.
- How does Guyana rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Guyana ranks 101st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. 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 Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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