What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Guatemala and Iraq?

1.3 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.

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.

Guatemala vs Iraq: Mortality rate, under-5

Guatemala

20.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Iraq

21.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Guatemala rank

73rd

Iraq rank

70th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Guatemala
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 21.8 per 1,000 live births against 20.5 per 1,000 live births in Guatemala, a difference of 1.3 per 1,000 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 73rd and Iraq ranks 70th of 196 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	197.93 per 1,000 live births	149.89 per 1,000 live births	48.04 per 1,000 live births	Guatemala
1970s	150.54 per 1,000 live births	92.25 per 1,000 live births	58.29 per 1,000 live births	Guatemala
1980s	104.5 per 1,000 live births	66.9 per 1,000 live births	37.6 per 1,000 live births	Guatemala
1990s	66.03 per 1,000 live births	53.6 per 1,000 live births	12.43 per 1,000 live births	Guatemala
2000s	43.49 per 1,000 live births	40.1 per 1,000 live births	3.39 per 1,000 live births	Guatemala
2010s	28.96 per 1,000 live births	29.93 per 1,000 live births	0.97 per 1,000 live births	Iraq
2020s	21.96 per 1,000 live births	23.3 per 1,000 live births	1.34 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, Guatemala or Iraq?: Iraq, at 21.8 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 Guatemala and Iraq?: 1.3 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?: Guatemala ranks 73rd and Iraq ranks 70th 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: 20 August 2026

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.