Child mortality rate in Guam
Guam: Child mortality rate was 1.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Guam, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, child mortality rate in Guam stood at 1.3%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Guam peaked at 4.8% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1998.
Guam ranks 110th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child mortality rate in Guam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.8% | — |
| 1951 | 4.7% | -2.5% |
| 1952 | 4.7% | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 4.6% | -1.5% |
| 1954 | 4.4% | -3.9% |
| 1955 | 4.2% | -4.8% |
| 1956 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 1957 | 3.9% | -3.5% |
| 1958 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 1959 | 3.7% | -1.6% |
| 1960 | 3.6% | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 3.5% | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 3.5% | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 3.4% | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 3.2% | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 3.0% | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 3.0% | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 2.9% | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 2.8% | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 2.7% | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 2.5% | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 2.5% | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 2.4% | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 2.2% | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 1.9% | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 1.6% | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | +30.6% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -24.1% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -0.7% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 1.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 3.1× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Guam's 1.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.4%, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality rate in Guam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +30.6% | 1.1% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More health data for Guam
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5954 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 7.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0117 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 7.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Guam?
- Child mortality rate in Guam was 1.3% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1998.
- How does Guam rank for child mortality rate?
- Guam ranks 110th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death before the age of five.