Guatemala vs Iraq: Child mortality by sex
Guatemala
2.26 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iraq
2.38 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Guatemala rank
74th
Iraq rank
71st
Child mortality by sex over time
- Guatemala
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2.38 deaths per 100 live births against 2.26 deaths per 100 live births in Guatemala, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 74th and Iraq ranks 71st of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 6 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23.89 deaths per 100 live births | 22.24 deaths per 100 live births | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 20.44 deaths per 100 live births | 15.6 deaths per 100 live births | 4.83 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 15.7 deaths per 100 live births | 9.73 deaths per 100 live births | 5.97 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 11.07 deaths per 100 live births | 7.1 deaths per 100 live births | 3.97 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 7.11 deaths per 100 live births | 5.72 deaths per 100 live births | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 4.73 deaths per 100 live births | 4.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3907 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 3.18 deaths per 100 live births | 3.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0774 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.42 deaths per 100 live births | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.129 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Guatemala or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 2.38 deaths per 100 live births against 2.26 deaths per 100 live births in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Guatemala and Iraq?
- 0.12 deaths per 100 live births, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Iraq?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Iraq rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Guatemala ranks 74th and Iraq ranks 71st 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 Child mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .