Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Guyana
Guyana: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 5,800 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Guyana, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Guyana stood at 5,800. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Guyana peaked at 14,700 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5,800, in 2024.
Guyana ranks 136th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14,600 | — |
| 2001 | 14,700 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 14,700 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14,600 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 14,400 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 14,200 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 14,000 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 13,800 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 13,600 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 13,300 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 12,800 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 12,200 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 11,600 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 11,000 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 10,400 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 9,800 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 9,200 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 8,500 | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 8,000 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 7,500 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 7,000 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 6,500 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 6,200 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 6,000 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 5,800 | -3.3% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 5,800 is below the median for high income countries, which is 11,800, 49% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 5,800 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46,400, 12% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,190 | 13,300 | 14,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,100 | 7,500 | 12,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,300 | 5,800 | 7,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More reference data data for Guyana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0297 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0457 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1619 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Guyana?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Guyana was 5,800 in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 14,700 in 2001.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,800 in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Guyana ranks 136th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of children younger than five who are stunted – significantly shorter than the average for their age, as a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.