Health in Guatemala

1,148 indicators covering health for Guatemala.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized 0.1747 2021 down 39.8% 185th
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized 4.91 2021 down 11.6% 170th
Death rate from ischaemic heart disease who ghe age standardized 93.68 2021 down 6.8% 101st
Deaths from cardiovascular diseases by region 13,860 2021 up 17.1% 104th
Total disease burden who 5.80 million 2021 up 24.6% 72nd
Burden of disease who 32,960 2021 up 4.9% 114th
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who 123.61 2021 up 12.5% 60th
Respiratory infections death rate age group 238.64 2022 down 47.6% 4th
Respiratory infection death rate who mdb 46.05 2022 down 26.6% 25th
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 48.8% 2023 up 14.3% 28th
Male female ratio suicides rates 2.85 2021 down 21.1% 124th
Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 3,150 2021 up 2.0% 89th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 478 2021 up 54.7% 88th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 277 2021 up 14.0% 107th
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT 82.0% 2023 up 18.8% 38th
Share of women who are smoking 1.8 2022 down 28.0% 137th
Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking 21 2022 down 9.1% 119th
Share of men who are smoking 21 2022 down 9.1% 119th
Adults smoking 2007 2018 11.4 2022 down 10.9% 130th
Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 71 2024 up 69.0% 80th
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 21.3% 2023 up 32.3% 19th
Share healthy diet unaffordable 47.8 2024 down 6.3% 49th
Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 0.2105 per 1,000 people 2024 down 56.8% 62nd
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 2,334 2021 up 19.0% 81st
Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 9.7 2014 up 19.8% 68th
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.63 2014 down 0.2% 59th
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 7.5 2014 up 19.0% 116th
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 729,890 2024 down 77.4% 58th
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 729,890 2024 down 77.4% 66th
Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 35 2015 down 59.8% 60th
Births attended by skilled health personnel 96.0% 2022 up 62.7% 111th
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 21.61 2019 down 28.7% 90th
Number of new leprosy cases 0 2024 β€” 130th
Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 25.27 million constant US$ 2024 down 20.3% 51st
Low birth weight prevalence 14.5% 2020 up 1.4% 35th
Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 85.0% 2025 β€” 139th
Low birth weight number 54.9 2020 down 4.5% 39th
Number of new hivaids infections who 1,400 2024 up 79.5% 64th
Reported rabies deaths 0 2021 down 100.0% 61st
Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 1.29 million 2030 up 12.0% 66th
Incidence of malaria 0.21 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 down 57.1% 68th
Concentrations of fine particulate matter 26.16 2023 down 12.2% 56th
Death rate road traffic injuries 22.9 2019 up 70.9% 54th
New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 3,270 2023 up 14.8% 74th
Cholera case fatality rate 0 2002 down 100.0% 37th
Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 72.6 2023 up 2.4% 139th
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 9.3% 2030 down 8.8% 101st
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 9.3% 2030 down 7.9% 100th
Tb patients tested positive for hiv 269 2021 down 5.6% 67th
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 201.81 2019 down 60.9% 96th
Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 9.8% 2019 down 62.9% 188th
Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of 9,422 2019 up 31.6% 89th
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 132nd
Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 126 2019 up 7.7% 1st
Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 120 2024 unchanged 89th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury 22.9 per 100,000 population 2019 up 45.9% 54th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 7.5 per 100,000 female population 2019 up 38.9% 84th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 38.8 per 100,000 male population 2019 up 47.5% 40th
Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 1 2024 unchanged 2nd
Ipv vaccine coverage 86 2024 down 9.5% 131st