Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Guyana
Guyana: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female was 11.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female 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
Guyana recorded 11.4% for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Guyana peaked at 20.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2019.
That places Guyana 66th out of 83 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 14.8% | — |
| 2000 | 14.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | +24.2% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -38.1% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 14.9% | 20.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 11.4% | 12.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More gender data for Guyana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 236.01 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7051 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,888 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 8,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,973 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 8,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 8,027 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 8,275 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Guyana?
- Malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Guyana was 11.4% 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 malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2019.
- How does Guyana rank for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Guyana ranks 66th out of 83 countries with data for 2019.
- Is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. 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 Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children younger than 5 years, male versus female, that fall below two standard deviations from the median height-for-age of the WHO Child Growth Standards.