Guatemala vs Zambia: Mortality rates at age 25
Guatemala
0.238 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zambia
0.2439 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guatemala rank
62nd
Zambia rank
59th
Mortality rates at age 25 over time
- Guatemala
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.2439 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.238 deaths per 1,000 people in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0059 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 62nd and Zambia ranks 59th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7542 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5781 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1761 deaths per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 0.626 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5017 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1243 deaths per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 0.6416 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4218 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2198 deaths per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 0.7992 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5811 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2181 deaths per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 0.4753 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8961 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4208 deaths per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.397 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7389 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3419 deaths per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.2925 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4359 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1434 deaths per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.2549 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2872 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0323 deaths per 1,000 people | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 25, Guatemala or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.2439 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.238 deaths per 1,000 people in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 25 between Guatemala and Zambia?
- 0.0059 deaths per 1,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Zambia rank globally for mortality rates at age 25?
- Guatemala ranks 62nd and Zambia ranks 59th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.