Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Guyana
Guyana: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Guyana, 1982–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Guyana stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Guyana peaked at 99.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 1985.
Guyana ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.1% | 40.0% | 69.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 82.7% | 73.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 86.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 1 Bahrain 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 99.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Cyprus 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Iran, Islamic Rep. 99.0% compare
- 1 Jordan 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 99.0% compare
- 1 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Sri Lanka 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 99.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 99.0% compare
More health data for Guyana
- 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)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 6,798 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 8,257 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 45.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 6,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 7,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 8,257 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 7,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 7,986 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Guyana?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Guyana was 99.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 1985.
- How does Guyana rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Guyana ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine 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 WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.