Data & Reports

Guyana

IndicatorsEstimatesSources
Adults and children living with HIV7800 [7200 - 8700]
Adults aged 15 and over living with HIV7600 [7100 - 8500]
Women aged 15 and over living with HIV3900 [3600 - 4400]
Men aged 15 and over living with HIV3700 [3400 - 4100]
Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV<200 [<200 - <500]
Adult aged 15 to 49 HIV prevalence rate1.5 [1.4 - 1.6]
HIV Prevalence among young men (15-24)0.6 [0.3 - 0.8]
HIV Prevalence among young women (15-24)0.8 [0.6 - 1.1]
Adults and children newly infected with HIV<500 [<500 - <500]
Adults aged 15 and over newly infected with HIV<500 [<500 - <500]
Women aged 15 and over newly infected with HIV<200 [<200 - <500]
Men aged 15 and over newly infected with HIV<200 [<200 - <500]
Children aged 0 to 14 newly infected with HIV<100 [<100 - <100]
Adult aged 15 to 49 HIV Incidence rate0.09 [0.07 - 0.11]
Adult and child deaths due to AIDS<200 [<100 - <200]
Deaths due to AIDS among adults aged 15 and over<200 [<100 - <200]
Deaths due to AIDS among women aged 15 and over<100 [<100 - <100]
Deaths due to AIDS among men aged 15 and over<100 [<100 - <100]
Deaths due to AIDS among children aged 0 to 14<100 [<100 - <100]
Orphans due to AIDS aged 0 to 171000 [<1000 - 1800]
Prevention
51.09Source: 2009 DHS
Percentage of young women and men aged 15-24 who have had sexual intercourse before the age of 1513.64Source: 2009 DHS
4.9Source: 2009 DHS
Percentage of women and men aged 15-49 who had more than one partner in the past 12 months who used a condom during their last sexual intercourseSource: 2009 DHS
Sex workers
Percentage of sex workers reporting the use of a condom with their most recent client75.7Source: Bio-behavioural Surveillance Survey, 2013-2014
Percentage of sex workers who received an HIV test in the past 12 months and know their results47.6Source: Bio-behavioural Surveillance Survey, 2013-2014
Percentage of sex workers who are living with HIV6.1Source: Bio-behavioural Surveillance survey, 2014
Population size estimate of sex workers5256
Men who have sex with men
Percentage of men reporting the use of a condom the last time they had anal sex with a male partner64.4Source: Bio-behavioural Surveillance Survey, 2013-2014
Percentage of men who have sex with men who received an HIV test in the past 12 months and know their results37.8Source: Bio-behavioural Surveillance Survey, 2013-2014
Percentage of men who have sex with men risk who are living with HIV4.9Source: Bio-behavioural Surveillance Survey, 2013-2014
Population size estimate of men who have sex with men3327
Elimination of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT)
Coverage of pregnant women who receive ARV for prevention of MTCT (%)76 [67 - 86]
Pregnant women who received ARV for prevention of MTCT167
Pregnant women needing ARV for prevention of MTCT<500 [<200 - <500]
Infections averted due to PMTCT<100 [<100 - <100]
Percentage of infants born to HIV-positive women receiving a virological test for HIV within 2 months of birth48
Treatment
Coverage of people receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) (%)59 [54 - 65]
Coverage of adults (15+) receiving ART58 [53 - 64]
Coverage of children (0-14) receiving ART>95 [85 - >95]
Number of people receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART)4551
Adults (15+) receiving ART4394
Children (0-14) receiving ART157
Percentage of people with HIV known to be on treatment 12 months after initiation of antiretroviral therapy78
Percentage of adults with HIV known to be on treatment 12 months after initiation of antiretroviral therapy78
Percentage of children with HIV known to be on treatment 12 months after initiation of antiretroviral therapy87
Number of deaths averted due to antiretroviral therapy<500 [<500 - <500]
Laws
HIV restrictions on entry, stay, or residenceNo restriction
Source: UNAIDS