Congo vs Guatemala: Number of child deaths
Congo
7,367 deaths
in 2024
Guatemala
7,745 deaths
in 2024
Congo rank
61st
Guatemala rank
59th
Number of child deaths over time
- Congo
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 7,745 deaths against 7,367 deaths in Congo, a difference of 378 deaths.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 61st and Guatemala ranks 59th of 199 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,978 deaths | 40,552 deaths | 32,574 deaths | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 8,095 deaths | 38,399 deaths | 30,304 deaths | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 7,695 deaths | 32,616 deaths | 24,922 deaths | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 10,340 deaths | 24,621 deaths | 14,281 deaths | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 11,319 deaths | 17,481 deaths | 6,162 deaths | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 9,447 deaths | 11,843 deaths | 2,396 deaths | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 7,658 deaths | 8,377 deaths | 719.8 deaths | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Congo or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 7,745 deaths against 7,367 deaths in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Congo and Guatemala?
- 378 deaths, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guatemala?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Guatemala rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Congo ranks 61st and Guatemala ranks 59th 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 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 under 5 .