Algeria vs Guatemala: Mortality rate, under-5

Algeria
21.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Guatemala
20.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Algeria rank
71st
Guatemala rank
73rd

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Algeria
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 21.6 per 1,000 live births against 20.5 per 1,000 live births in Guatemala, a difference of 1.1 per 1,000 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 71st and Guatemala ranks 73rd of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Guatemala in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Guatemala Difference Ahead
1960s 242.45 per 1,000 live births 197.93 per 1,000 live births 44.52 per 1,000 live births Algeria
1970s 209.46 per 1,000 live births 150.54 per 1,000 live births 58.92 per 1,000 live births Algeria
1980s 92.37 per 1,000 live births 104.5 per 1,000 live births 12.13 per 1,000 live births Guatemala
1990s 48 per 1,000 live births 66.03 per 1,000 live births 18.03 per 1,000 live births Guatemala
2000s 34.96 per 1,000 live births 43.49 per 1,000 live births 8.53 per 1,000 live births Guatemala
2010s 25.37 per 1,000 live births 28.96 per 1,000 live births 3.59 per 1,000 live births Guatemala
2020s 22.28 per 1,000 live births 21.96 per 1,000 live births 0.32 per 1,000 live births Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Algeria or Guatemala?
Algeria, at 21.6 per 1,000 live births against 20.5 per 1,000 live births in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Algeria and Guatemala?
1.1 per 1,000 live births, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Guatemala?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Guatemala rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Algeria ranks 71st and Guatemala ranks 73rd of 196 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 (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 (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
243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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