Share healthy diet unaffordable in Guyana
Guyana: Share healthy diet unaffordable was 4.9 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4.9
Change on year
down 21.0%
World rank
118th
of 150 countries
All-time high
41.3
in 2017
All-time low
4.9
in 2024
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Guyana, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share healthy diet unaffordable in Guyana stood at 4.9. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.0% on the previous year and down 88.1% over ten years.
Guyana ranks 118th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 41.3 | — |
| 2018 | 41 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 39.1 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 22.6 | -42.2% |
| 2021 | 16.9 | -25.2% |
| 2022 | 9.3 | -45.0% |
| 2023 | 6.2 | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 4.9 | -21.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 4.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.2, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 4.9 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.4, 19% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.47 | 39.1 | 41.3 | 3 |
| 2020s | 11.98 | 4.9 | 22.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 115 Bulgaria 5.5 compare
- 116 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.3 compare
- 117 Estonia 5.2 compare
- 119 Bhutan 4.5 compare
- 119 Kazakhstan 4.5 compare
- 119 United States 4.5 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 62 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0491 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share healthy diet unaffordable in Guyana?
- Share healthy diet unaffordable in Guyana was 4.9 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9 in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for share healthy diet unaffordable?
- Guyana ranks 118th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share healthy diet unaffordable. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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