Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Guam or New Caledonia?

New Caledonia, at 39 deaths against 34 deaths in Guam as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Guam and New Caledonia?

5 deaths, with New Caledonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and New Caledonia?

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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guam vs New Caledonia: Number of infants who die before age 1

Guam

34 deaths

in 2023

New Caledonia

39 deaths

in 2023

Guam rank

179th

New Caledonia rank

178th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Guam
New Caledonia

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 39 deaths against 34 deaths in Guam, a difference of 5 deaths.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times Guam's.

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

Guam ranks 179th and New Caledonia ranks 178th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guam	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	75.7 deaths	248.8 deaths	173.1 deaths	New Caledonia
1960s	70.9 deaths	233.6 deaths	162.7 deaths	New Caledonia
1970s	56.8 deaths	202.1 deaths	145.3 deaths	New Caledonia
1980s	39.5 deaths	128.4 deaths	88.9 deaths	New Caledonia
1990s	39.2 deaths	97.2 deaths	58 deaths	New Caledonia
2000s	34.4 deaths	68.8 deaths	34.4 deaths	New Caledonia
2010s	38.2 deaths	51.3 deaths	13.1 deaths	New Caledonia
2020s	34 deaths	40.75 deaths	6.75 deaths	New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Guam or New Caledonia?: New Caledonia, at 39 deaths against 34 deaths in Guam as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Guam and New Caledonia?: 5 deaths, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and New Caledonia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guam and New Caledonia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Guam ranks 179th and New Caledonia ranks 178th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.