Share of the population infected with hiv in Guyana
Guyana: Share of the population infected with hiv was 1.57 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population infected with hiv in Guyana, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 1.57 for share of the population infected with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population infected with hiv in Guyana peaked at 1.57 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1608, in 1990.
That places Guyana 23rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population infected with hiv in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1608 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2158 | +34.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2894 | +34.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3611 | +24.8% |
| 1994 | 0.438 | +21.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5156 | +17.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5947 | +15.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6757 | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7524 | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8286 | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8993 | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.962 | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 1.02 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 1.07 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.12 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.17 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.22 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.26 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.3 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.34 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.36 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.38 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.4 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.42 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.44 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.45 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.46 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.47 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.47 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.49 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.5 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.52 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.54 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.56 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.57 | +0.8% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 1.57 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1691, 9.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 1.57 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6323, 2.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population infected with hiv in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +34.2% | 0.1608 | 0.2158 |
| 1992 | +34.1% | 0.2158 | 0.2894 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4832 | 0.1608 | 0.8286 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 | 0.8993 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 | 1.36 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 | 1.5 | 1.57 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
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 of the population infected with hiv in Guyana?
- Share of the population infected with hiv in Guyana was 1.57 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population infected with hiv recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population infected with hiv recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1608 in 1990.
- How does Guyana rank for share of the population infected with hiv?
- Guyana ranks 23rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population infected with hiv rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population infected with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).