Publications

Guyana Women’s Health and Life Experiences (GWHLES) - 2018

The Guyana Women’s Health and Life Experiences survey was a collaborative project between the Government of Guyana, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

• GWHLES 2018 Report (PDF – 3.4 MB)
• GWHLES 2018 Qualitative Report (PDF – 2.1 MB)

Study on Indigenous Women & Children in Guyana - 2017

The Guyana Study on the Indigenous Women and Children was carried out in 2017 by the Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs in collaboration with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF). This study comes at a time when Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana intensifies its efforts to close equity gaps and seeks to ensure the most vulnerable women and children are equal access to the essential social and other services.

• Study on Indigenous Women & Children in Guyana 2017 (PDF - 4.8MB)

Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) - 2019

The Guyana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) was conducted from 2019-2020 by the Guyana Bureau of Statistics (BoS) in collaboration with UNICEF Guyana, as part of the Global MICS Programme. Technical and financial support was provided by the Government of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

• Guyana MICS6 Final Report (PDF - 21.6MB)

Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) - 2014

The Bureau of Statistics, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) executed a nationwide Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), from March to June 2014.

• Guyana MICS5 Final Report (PDF – 11.8 MB)
• Guyana MICS5 Key Findings (PDF – 619 KB)

Demography & Health Survey (DHS) - 2009

The Ministry of Health, supported by the Bureau of Statistics, executed a nationwide Demographic and Health Survey during the period January to March of 2009. This survey was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

The objectives of this project were to collect data related to:

1. Family, maternal and child health in Guyana
2. Demographic and other health issues associated with services, knowledge and behavior among women and men in Guyana.

The population under study for the Guyana DHS were children, women and men who are living in private households.

• DHS 2009 Final Report (PDF – 2.53MB)