What is child mortality vs. health spending in Guatemala?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Guatemala was 2.05 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Guatemala?

The highest recorded value was 23.76 deaths per 100 live births in 1957.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Guatemala?

The lowest recorded value was 2.05 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Guatemala rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Guatemala ranks 74th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Guatemala?

Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Guatemala data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Guatemala

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Guatemala
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Guatemala: Child mortality vs. health spending was 2.05 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

2.05 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

74th

of 199 countries

All-time high

23.76 deaths per 100 live births

in 1957

All-time low

2.05 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1957–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Guatemala, 1957–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality vs. health spending in Guatemala is 2.05 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 68 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Guatemala peaked at 23.76 deaths per 100 live births in 1957 and was at its lowest, 2.05 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Guatemala ranks 74th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	23.17 deaths per 100 live births	22.59 deaths per 100 live births	23.76 deaths per 100 live births	3
1960s	19.79 deaths per 100 live births	17.55 deaths per 100 live births	22.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	15.05 deaths per 100 live births	12.63 deaths per 100 live births	17.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	10.45 deaths per 100 live births	8.37 deaths per 100 live births	13.61 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	6.6 deaths per 100 live births	5.4 deaths per 100 live births	8 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	4.35 deaths per 100 live births	3.6 deaths per 100 live births	5.18 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.9 deaths per 100 live births	2.43 deaths per 100 live births	3.45 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2.19 deaths per 100 live births	2.05 deaths per 100 live births	2.35 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Guatemala

71 Iraq 2.18 deaths per 100 live births compare
72 Algeria 2.16 deaths per 100 live births compare
73 Palau 2.14 deaths per 100 live births compare
75 Solomon Islands 2 deaths per 100 live births compare
76 Tuvalu 1.92 deaths per 100 live births compare
77 Trinidad and Tobago 1.88 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Guatemala

Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 186,242 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 199,539 (2025)
Age dependency ratio 56.2% (2025)
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 186,376 (2025)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 190,031 (2025)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 199,688 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 190,947 (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 205,648 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 202,919 (2025)
Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,663 (2025)

All data for Guatemala →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Guatemala?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Guatemala was 2.05 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Guatemala?: The highest recorded value was 23.76 deaths per 100 live births in 1957.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Guatemala?: The lowest recorded value was 2.05 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Guatemala rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Guatemala ranks 74th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Guatemala?: Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .