Colombia vs Guatemala: Number of youth deaths
Colombia
9,853 deaths
in 2024
Guatemala
9,313 deaths
in 2024
Colombia rank
60th
Guatemala rank
61st
Number of youth deaths over time
- Colombia
- Guatemala
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 9,853 deaths against 9,313 deaths in Guatemala, a difference of 540 deaths.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 60th and Guatemala ranks 61st of 199 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,548 deaths | 27,280 deaths | 3,268 deaths | Colombia |
| 2000s | 21,284 deaths | 19,457 deaths | 1,827 deaths | Colombia |
| 2010s | 13,595 deaths | 13,462 deaths | 133.7 deaths | Colombia |
| 2020s | 10,566 deaths | 9,896 deaths | 669.6 deaths | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Colombia or Guatemala?
- Colombia, at 9,853 deaths against 9,313 deaths in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Colombia and Guatemala?
- 540 deaths, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Guatemala?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Guatemala rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Colombia ranks 60th and Guatemala ranks 61st 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 youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.