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  Guyana

population

697,286

Capital & major cities

Georgetown (EST. 1995)

 

 

population

total & below 20yrs

Under age 15- 28.8%

 Over   age  65+ - 4.9%

People

 

Ethnic groups:

East Indian-49%

Black-32%

Mixed-2%

Amerindian-6%

Natural resources

 

Timber, Shrimp, Dairy Prod.

Arable land 2%

Livestock (chicks) 11.60mil.

Cattle 220,000 + Sheep- 13,000

 

 

Economy & Business

 

 

Industries: Mining, textiles, chief crops: Sugar, Rice, Wheat

Minerals: Bauxite, gold, Diamonds

 

Per Capita Income

Guyanese dollar 180.50= $1.00 US

GDP $2,500.00

Religion

 

 

Christian-57%

Hindu-53%

Muslim-9%

Major languages

 

English (official)

Amerindian dialects

Literacy rate

(male & female if possible)

Free, Compulsory Ages 6-14

Literacy rate 98%

 

Other Information

Government: Republic

Head of state: Pres. B.Jagded

Head of Gov.: P.M. Samuel Hinds

Became independent May 26, 1966

 

 

 

 

Facility

National Aids Program

 

Address

Hadfield Street & College Road

Brickdam

Georgetown

Guyana
Phone Numbers 011 592 227 8683 
Fax Numbers 011 592 227 3550
Web Site Address None
Other Information aids@sdnp.org.gy

 

 

 

Aids Cases by Age Group

AGE GROUP <1990 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995a 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000b 1982-2000 %
< 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0
1 - 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 2 7 0 2 10 0 33 2
5 - 14 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 11 1
15 - 19 2 1 1 4 2 4 3 4 3 1 12 0 37 2
20 - 24 7 16 13 28 19 15 17 21 11 21 33 6 207 14
25 - 29 45 9 19 55 24 18 15 28 30 20 74 9 346 23
30 - 34 13 14 16 22 20 19 27 22 20 52 70 10 305 20
35 - 39 4 6 12 16 7 15 14 17 11 30 42 6 180 12
40 - 44 1 7 2 8 8 13 5 17 12 15 28 3 119 8
45 - 49 2 0 9 5 5 2 7 9 5 4 24 2 74 5
50 - 54 0 3 3 2 2 4 5 6 5 6 10 1 47 3
55 - 59 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 2 3 5 2 19 1
60 + 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 2 12 1
UNKNOWN 9 3 8 12 11 9 0 9 15 14 6 1 97 7
TOTAL ALL AGES 84 61 85 160 106 105 96 144 116 172 321 42 1492 100

 Report received for 1st - 3rd Quarters only 

Data Source: Quarterly AIDS Surveillance Reports submitted to CAREC's Epidemiology Division by CAREC member countries

 

 

Aids Cases by Gender

YEAR REPORTED CASES OF AIDS REPORTED AIDS DEATHS ANNUAL INCIDENCE RATES ANNUAL MORTALITY RATE DUE TO AIDS
MALE FEMALE UNKNOWN TOTAL
1982 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
1983 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
1984 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
1985 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
1986 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
1987 12 0 0 12 2 1.6 0.3
1988 26 4 2 32 13 4.2 1.7
1989 30 10 0 40 8 5.3 1.1
1990 45 16 0 61 31 8.1 4.1
1991 59 26 0 85 18 11.3 2.4
1992 107 53 0 160 30 21.3 4.0
1993 74 32 0 106 0 14.5 0.0
1994 56 49 0 105 64 14.3 8.7
1995a 61 35 0 96 27 13.0 3.7
1996 77 52 15 144 111 19.6 15.1
1997 71 45 0 116 69 13.6 8.1
1998 121 51 0 172 39 19.9 4.5
1999 188 133 0 321 107 36.7 12.2
2000b 19 23 0 42 13 4.8 1.5

 Report received for 1st - 3rd Quarters only 

Data Source: Quarterly AIDS Surveillance Reports submitted to CAREC's Epidemiology Division by CAREC member countries

 

 

 

 

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