Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Guyana
Guyana: Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 was 1.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 143 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2011
All-time low
0.8%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Guyana, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Guyana stood at 1.4%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Guyana peaked at 1.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2000.
That places Guyana 26th out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 1.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 7.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 1.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 2.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 23 Papua New Guinea 1.5% compare
- 23 Liberia 1.5% compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 1.5% compare
- 26 South Sudan 1.4% compare
- 26 Ghana 1.4% compare
- 29 Gambia 1.3% compare
- 29 Guinea 1.3% 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)
- 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 prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Guyana?
- Prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Guyana was 1.4% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
- Guyana ranks 26th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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