Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Guatemala
Guatemala: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 95.5 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Guatemala, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 95.5 for maternal mortality, gaps filled in 2020.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Guatemala peaked at 267.6 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 94.87, in 2017.
That places Guatemala 71st out of 189 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 267.6 | — |
| 1986 | 261.14 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 253.62 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 249.48 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 246.95 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 238.09 | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 236.53 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 233.15 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 228.54 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 209.25 | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 201.29 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 191.29 | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 180.84 | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 165.3 | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 156.47 | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 151.79 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 140.32 | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 142.65 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 144.98 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 140.08 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 149.24 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 135 | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 135.86 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 136.46 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 125.48 | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 123.31 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 119.95 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 118.07 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 108.64 | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 107.26 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 106.92 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 103.13 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 94.87 | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 98.41 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 100.29 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 95.5 | -4.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 95.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.11, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 95.5 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 71.12, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 255.76 | 246.95 | 267.6 | 5 |
| 1990s | 204.07 | 156.47 | 238.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 140.19 | 125.48 | 151.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.09 | 94.87 | 123.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5 | 95.5 | 95.5 | 1 |
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 maternal mortality, gaps filled in Guatemala?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Guatemala was 95.5 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 267.6 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.87 in 2017.
- How does Guatemala rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Guatemala ranks 71st out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.