Guatemala vs Iraq: Child mortality rate
Guatemala
2.05 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iraq
2.18 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Guatemala rank
74th
Iraq rank
71st
Child mortality rate over time
- Guatemala
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2.18 deaths per 100 live births against 2.05 deaths per 100 live births in Guatemala, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 74th and Iraq ranks 71st of 200 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 | 23.17 deaths per 100 live births | 21.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 19.79 deaths per 100 live births | 14.99 deaths per 100 live births | 4.8 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 15.05 deaths per 100 live births | 9.22 deaths per 100 live births | 5.83 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 10.45 deaths per 100 live births | 6.69 deaths per 100 live births | 3.76 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 6.6 deaths per 100 live births | 5.36 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 4.35 deaths per 100 live births | 4.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.339 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 2.9 deaths per 100 live births | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.097 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.134 deaths per 100 live births | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Guatemala or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 2.18 deaths per 100 live births against 2.05 deaths per 100 live births in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Guatemala and Iraq?
- 0.13 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 rate?
- Guatemala ranks 74th and Iraq ranks 71st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.