Guatemala vs Syria: Child mortality rate by household wealth
Guatemala
2.09 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Syria
1.86 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Guatemala rank
65th
Syria rank
68th
Child mortality rate by household wealth over time
- Guatemala
- Syria
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 2.09 deaths per 100 live births against 1.86 deaths per 100 live births in Syria, a difference of 0.23 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 65th and Syria ranks 68th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.03 deaths per 100 live births | 3.06 deaths per 100 live births | 3.97 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 4.53 deaths per 100 live births | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | 2.48 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 2.97 deaths per 100 live births | 3.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.099 deaths per 100 live births | Syria |
| 2020s | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.197 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by household wealth, Guatemala or Syria?
- Guatemala, at 2.09 deaths per 100 live births against 1.86 deaths per 100 live births in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by household wealth between Guatemala and Syria?
- 0.23 deaths per 100 live births, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Syria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Syria rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- Guatemala ranks 65th and Syria ranks 68th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by household wealth. 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 under five years, per 100 live births in the middle 20% of the population in terms of wealth.