Colombia vs Guatemala: Number of infant deaths
Colombia
7,362 deaths
in 2024
Guatemala
6,486 deaths
in 2024
Colombia rank
58th
Guatemala rank
59th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Colombia
- Guatemala
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 7,362 deaths against 6,486 deaths in Guatemala, a difference of 876 deaths.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 58th and Guatemala ranks 59th of 199 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67,642 deaths | 29,864 deaths | 37,778 deaths | Colombia |
| 1960s | 63,517 deaths | 29,352 deaths | 34,165 deaths | Colombia |
| 1970s | 46,601 deaths | 28,000 deaths | 18,602 deaths | Colombia |
| 1980s | 30,919 deaths | 24,281 deaths | 6,638 deaths | Colombia |
| 1990s | 22,919 deaths | 19,100 deaths | 3,819 deaths | Colombia |
| 2000s | 15,915 deaths | 13,938 deaths | 1,977 deaths | Colombia |
| 2010s | 10,135 deaths | 9,738 deaths | 396.6 deaths | Colombia |
| 2020s | 7,918 deaths | 6,944 deaths | 974 deaths | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Colombia or Guatemala?
- Colombia, at 7,362 deaths against 6,486 deaths in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Colombia and Guatemala?
- 876 deaths, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Guatemala?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Guatemala rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Colombia ranks 58th 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .