Guatemala vs Syrian Arab Republic: Infant mortality by sex

Guatemala
1.91 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Syrian Arab Republic
1.94 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Guatemala rank
74th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
73rd

Infant mortality by sex over time

  • Guatemala
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 1.94 deaths per 100 live births against 1.91 deaths per 100 live births in Guatemala, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 74th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 73rd of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 7 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1950s 17.25 deaths per 100 live births 11.6 deaths per 100 live births 5.65 deaths per 100 live births Guatemala
1960s 14.97 deaths per 100 live births 9.44 deaths per 100 live births 5.53 deaths per 100 live births Guatemala
1970s 11.65 deaths per 100 live births 6.46 deaths per 100 live births 5.19 deaths per 100 live births Guatemala
1980s 8.4 deaths per 100 live births 4.28 deaths per 100 live births 4.12 deaths per 100 live births Guatemala
1990s 5.62 deaths per 100 live births 2.86 deaths per 100 live births 2.76 deaths per 100 live births Guatemala
2000s 3.83 deaths per 100 live births 2.04 deaths per 100 live births 1.79 deaths per 100 live births Guatemala
2010s 2.64 deaths per 100 live births 2.46 deaths per 100 live births 0.1784 deaths per 100 live births Guatemala
2020s 2.03 deaths per 100 live births 2.07 deaths per 100 live births 0.0376 deaths per 100 live births Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Guatemala or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 1.94 deaths per 100 live births against 1.91 deaths per 100 live births in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Guatemala and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Syrian Arab Republic?
68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
Guatemala ranks 74th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 73rd 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 Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .