Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Guatemala or Peru?

Guatemala, at 3,587 deaths against 3,512 deaths in Peru as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Guatemala and Peru?

75 deaths, with Guatemala ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guatemala vs Peru: Number of neonatal deaths

Guatemala

3,587 deaths

in 2024

Peru

3,512 deaths

in 2024

Guatemala rank

61st

Peru rank

62nd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Guatemala
Peru

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 3,587 deaths against 3,512 deaths in Peru, a difference of 75 deaths.

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

Guatemala ranks 61st and Peru ranks 62nd of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1960s	12,370 deaths	27,010 deaths	14,641 deaths	Peru
1970s	12,054 deaths	24,638 deaths	12,584 deaths	Peru
1980s	10,883 deaths	22,264 deaths	11,381 deaths	Peru
1990s	9,542 deaths	15,022 deaths	5,480 deaths	Peru
2000s	7,567 deaths	7,895 deaths	327.3 deaths	Peru
2010s	5,504 deaths	4,688 deaths	815.8 deaths	Guatemala
2020s	3,835 deaths	3,752 deaths	83 deaths	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Guatemala or Peru?: Guatemala, at 3,587 deaths against 3,512 deaths in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Guatemala and Peru?: 75 deaths, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Peru?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Peru rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Guatemala ranks 61st and Peru ranks 62nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .