Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Congo or Guatemala?

Guatemala, at 8,105 deaths against 7,474 deaths in Congo as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Congo and Guatemala?

631 deaths, with Guatemala ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guatemala?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo vs Guatemala: Number of children who die before age 5

Congo

7,474 deaths

in 2023

Guatemala

8,105 deaths

in 2023

Congo rank

64th

Guatemala rank

61st

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Congo
Guatemala

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 8,105 deaths against 7,474 deaths in Congo, a difference of 631 deaths.

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

Across all 74 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 64th and Guatemala ranks 61st of 236 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
1950s	9,544 deaths	42,019 deaths	32,475 deaths	Guatemala
1960s	8,258 deaths	41,616 deaths	33,359 deaths	Guatemala
1970s	8,213 deaths	38,963 deaths	30,750 deaths	Guatemala
1980s	7,728 deaths	33,106 deaths	25,378 deaths	Guatemala
1990s	10,577 deaths	25,079 deaths	14,502 deaths	Guatemala
2000s	11,500 deaths	17,720 deaths	6,219 deaths	Guatemala
2010s	9,481 deaths	12,015 deaths	2,534 deaths	Guatemala
2020s	7,664 deaths	8,605 deaths	941.5 deaths	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Congo or Guatemala?: Guatemala, at 8,105 deaths against 7,474 deaths in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Congo and Guatemala?: 631 deaths, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guatemala?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo and Guatemala rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Congo ranks 64th and Guatemala ranks 61st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.