Guatemala vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Number of child deaths by age
Guatemala
1,259 deaths
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1,161 deaths
in 2024
Guatemala rank
59th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
61st
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Guatemala
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 1,259 deaths against 1,161 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 98 deaths.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Guatemala ranks 59th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 61st of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 5 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,264 deaths | 10,770 deaths | 494.62 deaths | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 10,399 deaths | 6,293 deaths | 4,106 deaths | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 8,336 deaths | 3,145 deaths | 5,191 deaths | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 5,521 deaths | 11,685 deaths | 6,164 deaths | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 3,543 deaths | 7,031 deaths | 3,488 deaths | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 2,105 deaths | 1,510 deaths | 595.3 deaths | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 1,434 deaths | 1,177 deaths | 256.6 deaths | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Guatemala or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Guatemala, at 1,259 deaths against 1,161 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Guatemala and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 98 deaths, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Guatemala ranks 59th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 61st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .