Guatemala vs Papua New Guinea: Number of infant deaths
Guatemala
6,486 deaths
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
7,969 deaths
in 2024
Guatemala rank
59th
Papua New Guinea rank
57th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Guatemala
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 7,969 deaths against 6,486 deaths in Guatemala, a difference of 1,483 deaths.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 59th and Papua New Guinea ranks 57th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29,864 deaths | 12,879 deaths | 16,985 deaths | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 29,352 deaths | 12,223 deaths | 17,129 deaths | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 28,000 deaths | 10,542 deaths | 17,457 deaths | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 24,281 deaths | 9,219 deaths | 15,062 deaths | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 19,100 deaths | 9,710 deaths | 9,391 deaths | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 13,938 deaths | 10,747 deaths | 3,191 deaths | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 9,738 deaths | 10,042 deaths | 304.5 deaths | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 6,944 deaths | 8,440 deaths | 1,496 deaths | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Guatemala or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 7,969 deaths against 6,486 deaths in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Guatemala and Papua New Guinea?
- 1,483 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Papua New Guinea?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Guatemala ranks 59th and Papua New Guinea ranks 57th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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 .