Guatemala vs Syria: Infant mortality rate by sex
Guatemala
1.52 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Syria
1.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Guatemala rank
76th
Syria rank
74th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Guatemala
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 1.59 deaths per 100 live births against 1.52 deaths per 100 live births in Guatemala, a difference of 0.07 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 76th and Syria ranks 74th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 7 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.24 deaths per 100 live births | 11.47 deaths per 100 live births | 3.77 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 13.21 deaths per 100 live births | 9.23 deaths per 100 live births | 3.98 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 10 deaths per 100 live births | 6.11 deaths per 100 live births | 3.89 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 6.93 deaths per 100 live births | 3.82 deaths per 100 live births | 3.11 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 4.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2.42 deaths per 100 live births | 2.09 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0117 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0831 deaths per 100 live births | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Guatemala or Syria?
- Syria, at 1.59 deaths per 100 live births against 1.52 deaths per 100 live births in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Guatemala and Syria?
- 0.07 deaths per 100 live births, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Syria?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Syria rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Guatemala ranks 76th and Syria ranks 74th 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 rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .