What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Guatemala and Tuvalu?

0.7 per 1,000 live births, with Guatemala ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Tuvalu?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guatemala vs Tuvalu: Mortality rate, infant

Guatemala

17.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Tuvalu

16.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Guatemala rank

73rd

Tuvalu rank

76th

Mortality rate, infant over time

Guatemala
Tuvalu

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 17.2 per 1,000 live births against 16.5 per 1,000 live births in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.7 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 73rd and Tuvalu ranks 76th of 197 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Tuvalu	Difference	Ahead
1960s	141.15 per 1,000 live births	114.01 per 1,000 live births	27.14 per 1,000 live births	Guatemala
1970s	108.47 per 1,000 live births	70.12 per 1,000 live births	38.35 per 1,000 live births	Guatemala
1980s	76.89 per 1,000 live births	48.03 per 1,000 live births	28.86 per 1,000 live births	Guatemala
1990s	50.77 per 1,000 live births	41.72 per 1,000 live births	9.05 per 1,000 live births	Guatemala
2000s	34.68 per 1,000 live births	32.35 per 1,000 live births	2.33 per 1,000 live births	Guatemala
2010s	23.79 per 1,000 live births	22.79 per 1,000 live births	1 per 1,000 live births	Guatemala
2020s	18.32 per 1,000 live births	17.6 per 1,000 live births	0.72 per 1,000 live births	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Guatemala or Tuvalu?: Guatemala, at 17.2 per 1,000 live births against 16.5 per 1,000 live births in Tuvalu as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Guatemala and Tuvalu?: 0.7 per 1,000 live births, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Tuvalu?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Tuvalu rank globally for mortality rate, infant?: Guatemala ranks 73rd and Tuvalu ranks 76th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.