Number of infant deaths in Guatemala

Guatemala: Number of infant deaths was 6,486 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
6,486
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
59th
of 195 countries
All-time high
30,068
in 1976
All-time low
6,486
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Number of infant deaths in Guatemala, 1960–2024

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Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 6,486 for number of infant deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Guatemala peaked at 30,068 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 6,486, in 2024.

Guatemala ranks 59th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 29,352 29,008 29,646 10
1970s 28,000 26,445 30,068 10
1980s 24,281 21,926 28,263 10
1990s 19,100 16,834 21,394 10
2000s 13,938 11,609 16,335 10
2010s 9,738 8,084 11,221 10
2020s 6,944 6,486 7,564 5

Countries ranked near Guatemala

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  3. 58 Colombia 7,362 compare
  4. 60 Tajikistan 6,310 compare
  5. 61 Peru 5,912 compare
  6. 62 Cambodia 5,873 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of infant deaths in Guatemala?
Number of infant deaths in Guatemala was 6,486 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 30,068 in 1976.
What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 6,486 in 2024.
How does Guatemala rank for number of infant deaths?
Guatemala ranks 59th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,405 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.