Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Guatemala or Peru?

Guatemala, at 6,651 deaths against 6,311 deaths in Peru as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Guatemala and Peru?

340 deaths, with Guatemala ahead.

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

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.

Guatemala vs Peru: Number of infants who die before age 1

Guatemala

6,651 deaths

in 2023

Peru

6,311 deaths

in 2023

Guatemala rank

62nd

Peru rank

63rd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Guatemala
Peru

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 6,651 deaths against 6,311 deaths in Peru, a difference of 340 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.

Guatemala ranks 62nd and Peru ranks 63rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1950s	27,041 deaths	59,748 deaths	32,706 deaths	Peru
1960s	28,085 deaths	62,527 deaths	34,442 deaths	Peru
1970s	27,680 deaths	57,744 deaths	30,064 deaths	Peru
1980s	24,682 deaths	48,320 deaths	23,638 deaths	Peru
1990s	19,649 deaths	29,622 deaths	9,973 deaths	Peru
2000s	14,172 deaths	13,676 deaths	496.2 deaths	Guatemala
2010s	9,798 deaths	7,829 deaths	1,969 deaths	Guatemala
2020s	7,018 deaths	6,527 deaths	491.5 deaths	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Guatemala or Peru?: Guatemala, at 6,651 deaths against 6,311 deaths in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Guatemala and Peru?: 340 deaths, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Peru?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Peru rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Guatemala ranks 62nd and Peru ranks 63rd 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.