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HEALTH PROFILE: Guyana

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Guyana GUYANA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Guyana
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Guyana GUYANA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    62.5
    69.4
    152
    135
    Age 5
    64.6
    71.2
    167
    147
    Age 10
    64.8
    71.3
    168
    151
    Age 15
    65.0
    71.5
    168
    154
    Age 20
    65.3
    71.9
    168
    152
    Age 25
    66.3
    72.2
    166
    152
    Age 30
    67.5
    72.9
    166
    149
    Age 35
    68.2
    73.2
    167
    153
    Age 40
    69.2
    73.8
    166
    152
    Age 45
    70.5
    74.7
    166
    152
    Age 50
    71.5
    75.6
    167
    153
    Age 55
    73.4
    76.8
    165
    152
    Age 60
    75.1
    78.1
    165
    151
    Age 65
    77.7
    79.8
    153
    148
    Age 70
    79.6
    81.4
    168
    156
    Age 75
    83.7
    84.4
    103
    122
    Age 80
    85.3
    85.7
    172
    171
    Age 85
    91.0
    90.1
    26
    116
    Guyana GUYANA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    192.95
    31
    2. Stroke
    149.26
    24
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    82.60
    14
    4. Hypertension
    45.77
    18
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    42.19
    65
    6. Prostate Cancer
    41.13
    12
    7. Suicide
    40.85
    2
    8. HIV/AIDS
    34.94
    29
    9. Kidney Disease
    32.95
    45
    10. Liver Disease
    26.93
    68
    11. Breast Cancer
    25.59
    23
    12. Violence
    25.46
    14
    13. Lung Disease
    25.43
    78
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    24.94
    3
    15. Cervical Cancer
    24.77
    25
    16. Other Injuries
    22.64
    4
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.39
    63
    18. Tuberculosis
    18.83
    52
    19. Drownings
    18.48
    1
    20. Anemia
    14.15
    1
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    12.69
    18
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.32
    96
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.61
    26
    24. Low Birth Weight
    7.54
    57
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    7.16
    50
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6.60
    74
    27. Other Neoplasms
    5.49
    10
    28. Lung Cancers
    5.31
    135
    29. Malnutrition
    5.24
    53
    30. Birth Trauma
    5.24
    62
    31. Stomach Cancer
    4.88
    110
    32. Ovary Cancer
    4.75
    77
    33. Lymphomas
    4.43
    105
    34. Liver Cancer
    4.07
    126
    35. Malaria
    3.88
    44
    36. Maternal Conditions
    3.59
    53
    37. Asthma
    3.57
    100
    38. Uterin Cancer
    3.50
    36
    39. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.28
    171
    40. Epilepsy
    3.18
    26
    41. Leukemia
    2.77
    131
    42. Oral Cancer
    2.74
    94
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    2.70
    123
    44. Fires
    2.65
    61
    45. Drug Use
    2.12
    43
    46. Meningitis
    1.91
    62
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.69
    81
    48. Falls
    1.52
    177
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    1.31
    172
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    1.15
    6
    Guyana GUYANA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,335
    18.58
    2. Stroke
    1,022
    14.22
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    579
    8.06
    4. Hypertension
    320
    4.45
    5. Suicide
    315
    4.38
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    302
    4.20
    7. HIV/AIDS
    256
    3.56
    8. Kidney Disease
    233
    3.24
    9. Liver Disease
    197
    2.74
    10. Violence
    194
    2.70
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    175
    2.44
    12. Endocrine Disorders
    174
    2.42
    13. Lung Disease
    174
    2.42
    14. Other Injuries
    167
    2.32
    15. Drownings
    145
    2.02
    16. Tuberculosis
    137
    1.91
    17. Prostate Cancer
    123
    1.71
    18. Anemia
    99
    1.38
    19. Breast Cancer
    96
    1.34
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    92
    1.28
    21. Cervical Cancer
    91
    1.27
    22. Low Birth Weight
    89
    1.24
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    69
    0.96
    24. Birth Trauma
    64
    0.89
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    59
    0.82
      Deaths %
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    54
    0.75
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    48
    0.67
    28. Other Neoplasms
    40
    0.56
    29. Lung Cancers
    38
    0.53
    30. Malnutrition
    37
    0.51
    31. Stomach Cancer
    34
    0.47
    32. Lymphomas
    32
    0.45
    33. Malaria
    30
    0.42
    34. Liver Cancer
    29
    0.40
    35. Maternal Conditions
    28
    0.39
    36. Asthma
    25
    0.35
    37. Epilepsy
    24
    0.33
    38. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23
    0.32
    39. Leukemia
    21
    0.29
    40. Oral Cancer
    20
    0.28
    41. Pancreas Cancer
    19
    0.26
    42. Fires
    19
    0.26
    43. Ovary Cancer
    18
    0.25
    44. Meningitis
    17
    0.24
    45. Drug Use
    16
    0.22
    46. Uterin Cancer
    13
    0.18
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    13
    0.18
    48. Falls
    11
    0.15
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    9
    0.13
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    8
    0.11
    Guyana GUYANA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    41.13
    12
    2. Breast Cancer
    25.59
    23
    3. Cervical Cancer
    24.77
    25
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.32
    96
    5. Lung Cancers
    5.31
    135
    6. Stomach Cancer
    4.88
    110
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.75
    77
    8. Lymphomas
    4.43
    105
      Rate World Rank
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.07
    126
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.50
    36
    11. Leukemia
    2.77
    131
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.74
    94
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.70
    123
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.11
    150
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.07
    152
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.71
    152
    Guyana GUYANA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    5.3
    98
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    21.5
    2.4
    109
    117
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    12.7
    27.1
    117
    59
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    Guyana GUYANA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    54.8
    57.9
    56.3
    71
    75
    73
    1970
    57.8
    61.6
    59.7
    83
    85
    84
    1980
    58.2
    63.7
    60.9
    105
    94
    99
    1990
    59.1
    65.6
    62.3
    127
    115
    118
    2000
    62.7
    68.4
    65.4
    114
    116
    116
    2010
    63.4
    68.6
    65.9
    128
    126
    129
    2019
    62.5
    69.4
    65.7
    152
    135
    142
    Guyana GUYANA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    787,971
    159
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.02
    41
    Population 0-14
    23.9%
    105
    Population 15-64
    69.1%
    33
    Population 65 +
    7.0%
    94
    Birth Rate / 1000
    16.72
    91
    Death Rate / 1000
    6.91
    101
    Fertility Rate
    2.07
    94
    Infant Mortality
    22.68
    73
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    125
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.04
    119
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.05
    28
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.68
    158
    Net Migration
    -7.84
    183
    Population Growth
    0.19%
    155
    Literacy Total
    88.5%
    111
    Literacy Male
    87.2%
    107
    Literacy Female
    89.8%
    87
    Unemployment
    11.1%
    52
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    65.7
    142
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    57.2
    145
    GDP per Capita USD
    $18,700
    65

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    74,137
    1,300
    4/1/24
    Guyana COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Guyana causes.

     
     
    Guyana COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Guyana COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.