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

0.9 per 1,000 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.

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 Palau: Mortality rate, under-5

Guatemala

20.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Palau

21.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Guatemala rank

73rd

Palau rank

72nd

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Guatemala
Palau

How they compare

Palau currently reports 21.4 per 1,000 live births against 20.5 per 1,000 live births in Guatemala, a difference of 0.9 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 73rd and Palau ranks 72nd of 196 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	185.48 per 1,000 live births	90.6 per 1,000 live births	94.88 per 1,000 live births	Guatemala
1970s	150.54 per 1,000 live births	63.45 per 1,000 live births	87.09 per 1,000 live births	Guatemala
1980s	104.5 per 1,000 live births	40.17 per 1,000 live births	64.33 per 1,000 live births	Guatemala
1990s	66.03 per 1,000 live births	31.76 per 1,000 live births	34.27 per 1,000 live births	Guatemala
2000s	43.49 per 1,000 live births	22.7 per 1,000 live births	20.79 per 1,000 live births	Guatemala
2010s	28.96 per 1,000 live births	21.1 per 1,000 live births	7.86 per 1,000 live births	Guatemala
2020s	21.96 per 1,000 live births	22.26 per 1,000 live births	0.3 per 1,000 live births	Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Guatemala or Palau?: Palau, at 21.4 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 Palau?: 0.9 per 1,000 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 mortality rate, under-5?: Guatemala ranks 73rd and Palau ranks 72nd 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.