Guyana - Completeness of birth registration

Completeness of birth registration, female (%)

Definition: Completeness of birth registration is the percentage of children under age 5 whose births were registered at the time of the survey. The numerator of completeness of birth registration includes children whose birth certificate was seen by the interviewer or whose mother or caretaker says the birth has been registered.

Source: UNICEF's State of the World's Children based mostly on household surveys and ministry of health data.

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Year Value
2005 94.30
2009 87.60
2014 89.10

Completeness of birth registration, male (%)

Definition: Completeness of birth registration is the percentage of children under age 5 whose births were registered at the time of the survey. The numerator of completeness of birth registration includes children whose birth certificate was seen by the interviewer or whose mother or caretaker says the birth has been registered.

Source: UNICEF's State of the World's Children based mostly on household surveys and ministry of health data.

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Year Value
2005 95.30
2009 88.20
2014 88.40

Completeness of birth registration, rural (%)

Definition: Completeness of birth registration is the percentage of children under age 5 whose births were registered at the time of the survey. The numerator of completeness of birth registration includes children whose birth certificate was seen by the interviewer or whose mother or caretaker says the birth has been registered.

Source: UNICEF's State of the World's Children based mostly on household surveys and ministry of health data.

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Year Value
2005 94.40
2007 92.40
2009 87.00
2014 88.20
2020 88.20

Completeness of birth registration, urban (%)

Definition: Completeness of birth registration is the percentage of children under age 5 whose births were registered at the time of the survey. The numerator of completeness of birth registration includes children whose birth certificate was seen by the interviewer or whose mother or caretaker says the birth has been registered.

Source: UNICEF's State of the World's Children based mostly on household surveys and ministry of health data.

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Year Value
2005 95.90
2007 95.90
2009 91.10
2014 90.50
2020 90.50

Completeness of birth registration (%)

Completeness of birth registration (%) in Guyana was 98.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 98.10 in 2020, while its lowest value was 87.90 in 2009.

Definition: Completeness of birth registration is the percentage of children under age 5 whose births were registered at the time of the survey. The numerator of completeness of birth registration includes children whose birth certificate was seen by the interviewer or whose mother or caretaker says the birth has been registered.

Source: UNICEF's State of the World's Children based mostly on household surveys and ministry of health data.

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Year Value
2005 94.80
2006 93.00
2007 93.30
2009 87.90
2014 88.70
2020 98.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population