Guatemala vs Palau: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Guatemala
15.67 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Palau
16.12 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guatemala rank
76th
Palau rank
75th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Guatemala
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 16.12 deaths per 1,000 people against 15.67 deaths per 1,000 people in Guatemala, a difference of 0.45 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 76th and Palau ranks 75th of 236 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 162.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 81.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 81 deaths per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 135.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 68.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 67.76 deaths per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 105.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 46.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 59.12 deaths per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 74.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 45.07 deaths per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 48.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.57 deaths per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 32.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.63 deaths per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 21.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 6 deaths per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 16.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1363 deaths per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Guatemala or Palau?
- Palau, at 16.12 deaths per 1,000 people against 15.67 deaths per 1,000 people in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Guatemala and Palau?
- 0.45 deaths per 1,000 people, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Palau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Palau rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Guatemala ranks 76th and Palau ranks 75th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.