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

Mauritania, at 3,660 against 3,587 in Guatemala as of 2024.

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

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.

Guatemala vs Mauritania: Number of neonatal deaths by region

Guatemala

3,587

in 2024

Mauritania

3,660

in 2024

Guatemala rank

61st

Mauritania rank

60th

Number of neonatal deaths by region over time

Guatemala
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 3,660 against 3,587 in Guatemala, a difference of 73.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 61st and Mauritania ranks 60th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	12,370	2,680	9,690	Guatemala
1970s	12,054	3,189	8,866	Guatemala
1980s	10,883	3,613	7,270	Guatemala
1990s	9,542	3,850	5,692	Guatemala
2000s	7,567	3,722	3,846	Guatemala
2010s	5,504	3,805	1,699	Guatemala
2020s	3,835	3,709	125.6	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Guatemala or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 3,660 against 3,587 in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Guatemala and Mauritania?: 73, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Mauritania?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Mauritania rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?: Guatemala ranks 61st and Mauritania ranks 60th 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.