Guatemala vs Iraq: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Guatemala
22.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Iraq
23.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Guatemala rank
73rd
Iraq rank
70th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Guatemala
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 23.8 per 1,000 live births against 22.6 per 1,000 live births in Guatemala, a difference of 1.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 73rd and Iraq ranks 70th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 204.39 per 1,000 live births 156.05 per 1,000 live births 48.34 per 1,000 live births Guatemala
1970s 157.01 per 1,000 live births 97.32 per 1,000 live births 59.69 per 1,000 live births Guatemala
1980s 110.7 per 1,000 live births 70.97 per 1,000 live births 39.73 per 1,000 live births Guatemala
1990s 71.15 per 1,000 live births 57.14 per 1,000 live births 14.01 per 1,000 live births Guatemala
2000s 47.28 per 1,000 live births 43.38 per 1,000 live births 3.9 per 1,000 live births Guatemala
2010s 31.8 per 1,000 live births 32.58 per 1,000 live births 0.78 per 1,000 live births Iraq
2020s 24.16 per 1,000 live births 25.44 per 1,000 live births 1.28 per 1,000 live births Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Guatemala or Iraq?
Iraq, at 23.8 per 1,000 live births against 22.6 per 1,000 live births in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Guatemala and Iraq?
1.2 per 1,000 live births, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Iraq?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Iraq rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Guatemala ranks 73rd and Iraq ranks 70th 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, under-5, male (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, under-5, male (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

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.