Colombia vs Guatemala: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Colombia
4,390 deaths
in 2024
Guatemala
3,587 deaths
in 2024
Colombia rank
58th
Guatemala rank
61st
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Colombia
- Guatemala
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 4,390 deaths against 3,587 deaths in Guatemala, a difference of 803 deaths.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Guatemala's.
Across all 60 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 58th and Guatemala ranks 61st of 199 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,328 deaths | 12,370 deaths | 12,959 deaths | Colombia |
| 1970s | 21,411 deaths | 12,054 deaths | 9,356 deaths | Colombia |
| 1980s | 17,396 deaths | 10,883 deaths | 6,514 deaths | Colombia |
| 1990s | 14,336 deaths | 9,542 deaths | 4,794 deaths | Colombia |
| 2000s | 9,876 deaths | 7,567 deaths | 2,308 deaths | Colombia |
| 2010s | 6,161 deaths | 5,504 deaths | 657.2 deaths | Colombia |
| 2020s | 4,761 deaths | 3,835 deaths | 926.2 deaths | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Colombia or Guatemala?
- Colombia, at 4,390 deaths against 3,587 deaths in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Colombia and Guatemala?
- 803 deaths, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Guatemala?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Guatemala rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Colombia ranks 58th and Guatemala ranks 61st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .