Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Colombia or Guatemala?

Colombia, at 4,390 against 3,587 in Guatemala as of 2024.

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

60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Colombia vs Guatemala: Number of neonatal deaths by region

Colombia

4,390

in 2024

Guatemala

3,587

in 2024

Colombia rank

58th

Guatemala rank

61st

Number of neonatal deaths by region over time

Colombia
Guatemala

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 4,390 against 3,587 in Guatemala, a difference of 803.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Guatemala's.

Across all 60 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 58th and Guatemala ranks 61st of 195 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
1960s	25,328	12,370	12,959	Colombia
1970s	21,411	12,054	9,356	Colombia
1980s	17,396	10,883	6,514	Colombia
1990s	14,336	9,542	4,794	Colombia
2000s	9,876	7,567	2,308	Colombia
2010s	6,161	5,504	657.2	Colombia
2020s	4,761	3,835	926.2	Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Colombia or Guatemala?: Colombia, at 4,390 against 3,587 in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Colombia and Guatemala?: 803, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Guatemala?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Guatemala rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?: Colombia ranks 58th and Guatemala ranks 61st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 9,865 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.