Cervical cancer death rate in women in Guatemala
Guatemala: Cervical cancer death rate in women was 5.55 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cervical cancer death rate in women in Guatemala, 1963–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 5.55 for cervical cancer death rate in women in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cervical cancer death rate in women in Guatemala peaked at 9.5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2739, in 1971.
Guatemala ranks 30th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Cervical cancer death rate in women in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 4.83 | — |
| 1964 | 5.05 | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 3.69 | -26.9% |
| 1966 | 4.52 | +22.3% |
| 1967 | 5.3 | +17.2% |
| 1968 | 4.28 | -19.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3312 | -92.3% |
| 1970 | 5.12 | +1447.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2739 | -94.7% |
| 1974 | 6.26 | +2184.1% |
| 1975 | 5.5 | -12.2% |
| 1976 | 5.39 | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 4.04 | -24.9% |
| 1978 | 6.55 | +62.0% |
| 1979 | 4.13 | -37.0% |
| 1980 | 3.34 | -19.0% |
| 1981 | 5.32 | +59.1% |
| 1984 | 6.6 | +24.1% |
| 1986 | 5.43 | -17.7% |
| 1987 | 4.95 | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 2.84 | -42.7% |
| 1989 | 4.44 | +56.4% |
| 1990 | 3.64 | -17.9% |
| 1991 | 4.39 | +20.5% |
| 1992 | 4.05 | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 4.8 | +18.7% |
| 1994 | 5.23 | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 4.41 | -15.8% |
| 1996 | 4.27 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 3.92 | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 4.31 | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 4.34 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 5.14 | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 4.77 | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 5.51 | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 5.9 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 5.91 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 6.73 | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 7.4 | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 7.35 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 6.75 | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 8.94 | +32.5% |
| 2010 | 9.5 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 7.52 | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 8.93 | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 7.88 | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 8.82 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 7.11 | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 7.28 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 6.79 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 6.52 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 6.19 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 5.96 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 5.31 | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 5.3 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 5.55 | +4.7% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 5.55 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.44, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 5.55 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.57, 84% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cervical cancer death rate in women in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +2184.1% | 0.2739 | 6.26 |
| 1970 | +1447.2% | 0.3312 | 5.12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4 | 0.3312 | 5.3 | 7 |
| 1970s | 4.66 | 0.2739 | 6.55 | 8 |
| 1980s | 4.7 | 2.84 | 6.6 | 7 |
| 1990s | 4.34 | 3.64 | 5.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.44 | 4.77 | 8.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.65 | 6.19 | 9.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.53 | 5.3 | 5.96 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,022 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4059 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0504 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cervical cancer death rate in women in Guatemala?
- Cervical cancer death rate in women in Guatemala was 5.55 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cervical cancer death rate in women recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5 in 2010.
- What is the lowest cervical cancer death rate in women recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2739 in 1971.
- How does Guatemala rank for cervical cancer death rate in women?
- Guatemala ranks 30th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cervical cancer death rate in women rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cervical cancer death rate in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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