Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Guyana
Guyana: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty was 9.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Guyana, 1993–2019
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
In 2019, share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Guyana stood at 9.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Guyana peaked at 13.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2014.
That places Guyana 52nd out of 96 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 13.2% | — |
| 1997 | 10.3% | -22.0% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | -25.5% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +14.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 9.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.8%, 3.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 9.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.7%, 2.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 10.3% | 13.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 10.8% | 11.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.2% | 9.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More poverty & inequality data for Guyana
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,028 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.32 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Guyana?
- Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Guyana was 9.4% in 2019, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2014.
- How does Guyana rank for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Guyana ranks 52nd out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Underweight children are those less than 5 years old, whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population. Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day.