Which has higher number of infant deaths, Cambodia or Guatemala?

Guatemala, at 6,486 deaths against 5,873 deaths in Cambodia as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Cambodia and Guatemala?

613 deaths, with Guatemala ahead.

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

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.

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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cambodia vs Guatemala: Number of infant deaths

Cambodia

5,873 deaths

in 2024

Guatemala

6,486 deaths

in 2024

Cambodia rank

62nd

Guatemala rank

59th

Number of infant deaths over time

Cambodia
Guatemala

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 6,486 deaths against 5,873 deaths in Cambodia, a difference of 613 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 62nd and Guatemala ranks 59th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 4 and Guatemala in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
1970s	25,902 deaths	26,745 deaths	843.33 deaths	Guatemala
1980s	26,720 deaths	24,281 deaths	2,439 deaths	Cambodia
1990s	33,424 deaths	19,100 deaths	14,324 deaths	Cambodia
2000s	20,763 deaths	13,938 deaths	6,824 deaths	Cambodia
2010s	10,181 deaths	9,738 deaths	442.7 deaths	Cambodia
2020s	6,522 deaths	6,944 deaths	421.6 deaths	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Cambodia or Guatemala?: Guatemala, at 6,486 deaths against 5,873 deaths in Cambodia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Cambodia and Guatemala?: 613 deaths, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Guatemala?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Cambodia and Guatemala rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Cambodia ranks 62nd 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .