Guatemala vs Palau: Infant mortality rate
Guatemala
1.72 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Palau
1.86 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Guatemala rank
74th
Palau rank
72nd
Infant mortality rate over time
- Guatemala
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 1.86 deaths per 100 live births against 1.72 deaths per 100 live births in Guatemala, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 74th and Palau ranks 72nd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 6 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.3 deaths per 100 live births | 7.55 deaths per 100 live births | 5.75 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 10.85 deaths per 100 live births | 5.31 deaths per 100 live births | 5.53 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 7.69 deaths per 100 live births | 3.39 deaths per 100 live births | 4.3 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 5.08 deaths per 100 live births | 2.69 deaths per 100 live births | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 3.47 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 1.54 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5716 deaths per 100 live births | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0939 deaths per 100 live births | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Guatemala or Palau?
- Palau, at 1.86 deaths per 100 live births against 1.72 deaths per 100 live births in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Guatemala and Palau?
- 0.14 deaths per 100 live births, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Palau?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Palau rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Guatemala ranks 74th and Palau ranks 72nd 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .