Guatemala vs Papua New Guinea: Number of infant deaths

Guatemala
6,486
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
7,969
in 2024
Guatemala rank
59th
Papua New Guinea rank
57th

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Guatemala
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 7,969 against 6,486 in Guatemala, a difference of 1,483.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 59th and Papua New Guinea ranks 57th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 29,352 12,223 17,129 Guatemala
1970s 28,000 10,542 17,457 Guatemala
1980s 24,281 9,219 15,062 Guatemala
1990s 19,100 9,710 9,391 Guatemala
2000s 13,938 10,747 3,191 Guatemala
2010s 9,738 10,042 304.5 Papua New Guinea
2020s 6,944 8,440 1,496 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 against 6,486 in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Guatemala and Papua New Guinea?
1,483, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Papua New Guinea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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

Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.