Area Database (v4.2.1)

Child stunting and wasting
Percentage of stunted children
Subnational regions
Guyana
All years

Percentage of stunted children

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Guyana (America)  
Total 15.8 16.5 17.1 17.8 18.5 19.1 19.8 18.1 16.4 14.6 12.9 11.2 9.48 7.76 6.04
Barima-Waini 15.2 19.7 24.2 28.7 33.2 37.7 42.2 37.5 32.7 28.0 23.2 18.5 13.8 9.02 4.28
Cuyuni-Mazaruni 25.3 25.7 26.2 26.6 27.0 27.5 27.9 27.4 27.0 26.5 26.1 25.6 25.1 24.7 24.2
Demerara-Mahaica 8.20 9.97 11.7 13.5 15.3 17.0 18.8 16.8 14.8 12.8 10.8 8.80 6.80 4.80 2.80
East Berbice-Corentyne 13.1 13.6 14.1 14.6 15.1 15.6 16.1 14.6 13.0 11.5 9.94 8.40 6.86 5.32 3.78
Essequibo Islands-West Demerara 25.7 22.8 19.8 16.9 14.0 11.0 8.10 8.32 8.54 8.76 8.98 9.20 9.42 9.64 9.86
Mahaica-Berbice 21.4 19.4 17.3 15.3 13.3 11.2 9.20 9.52 9.84 10.2 10.5 10.8 11.1 11.4 11.8
Pomeroon-Supenaam 45.0 40.3 35.7 31.0 26.3 21.7 17.0 16.7 16.3 16.0 15.6 15.3 15.0 14.6 14.3
Potaro-Siparuni 22.4 26.8 31.2 35.6 40.0 44.4 48.8 45.2 41.6 38.0 34.4 30.8 27.2 23.6 20.0
Upper Demerara-Berbice 7.40 8.33 9.27 10.2 11.1 12.1 13.0 11.9 10.8 9.76 8.68 7.60 6.52 5.44 4.36
Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo 15.3 18.5 21.6 24.8 28.0 31.1 34.3 32.8 31.2 29.7 28.1 26.6 25.1 23.5 22.0
Lighter numbers are estimates