Which has higher births and deaths per year, Guatemala or Rwanda?

Guatemala, at 87,527 deaths against 82,829 deaths in Rwanda as of 2023.

What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Guatemala and Rwanda?

4,698 deaths, with Guatemala ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Rwanda?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guatemala vs Rwanda: Births and deaths per year

Guatemala

87,527 deaths

in 2023

Rwanda

82,829 deaths

in 2023

Guatemala rank

90th

Rwanda rank

91st

Births and deaths per year over time

Guatemala
Rwanda

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 87,527 deaths against 82,829 deaths in Rwanda, a difference of 4,698 deaths.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 90th and Rwanda ranks 91st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	80,981 deaths	55,058 deaths	25,923 deaths	Guatemala
1960s	81,013 deaths	62,961 deaths	18,051 deaths	Guatemala
1970s	82,047 deaths	88,047 deaths	6,000 deaths	Rwanda
1980s	82,078 deaths	96,628 deaths	14,550 deaths	Rwanda
1990s	78,666 deaths	220,089 deaths	141,422 deaths	Rwanda
2000s	74,944 deaths	98,298 deaths	23,354 deaths	Rwanda
2010s	82,302 deaths	75,222 deaths	7,079 deaths	Guatemala
2020s	101,160 deaths	81,703 deaths	19,458 deaths	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births and deaths per year, Guatemala or Rwanda?: Guatemala, at 87,527 deaths against 82,829 deaths in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Guatemala and Rwanda?: 4,698 deaths, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Rwanda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Rwanda rank globally for births and deaths per year?: Guatemala ranks 90th and Rwanda ranks 91st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births and deaths per year
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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