UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Guyana
Guyana: UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access was 64 in 2023. ▲ Rising
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Guyana, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO].
Analysis
In 2023, uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Guyana stood at 64.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.9% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Guyana peaked at 93 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45, in 2010.
Guyana ranks 120th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53 | — |
| 2001 | 52 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 51 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 48 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 47 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 45 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 59 | +31.1% |
| 2012 | 60 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 61 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 62 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 65 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 68 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 70 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 73 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 85 | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 93 | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 77 | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 64 | -16.9% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 64 is below the median for high income countries, which is 90, 71% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 64 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 74, 86% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +31.1% | 45 | 59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.9 | 47 | 53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.8 | 45 | 85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.5 | 64 | 93 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 117 Micronesia (country) 66 compare
- 117 San Marino 66 compare
- 119 Bhutan 65 compare
- 120 Cape Verde 64 compare
- 122 Jamaica 63 compare
- 122 Kiribati 63 compare
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 uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Guyana?
- Uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Guyana was 64 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO].
- What is the highest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 93 in 2020.
- What is the lowest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 45 in 2010.
- How does Guyana rank for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access?
- Guyana ranks 120th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO], published as part of UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access is based on three tracer indicators (i) hospital access, (ii) health workforce, (iii) health security. It is presented on a scale of 0 to 100 index points and is one of the four sub-indexes underlaying the overall UHC service coverage index.