Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Guatemala
Guatemala: Maternal mortality rate who mdb was 0.9861 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.9861
Change on year
down 14.4%
World rank
11th
of 111 countries
All-time high
11.34
in 1963
All-time low
0.9861
in 2023
Years of data
56
1963–2023
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Guatemala, 1963–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.9861 for maternal mortality rate who mdb in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality rate who mdb in Guatemala peaked at 11.34 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.9861, in 2023.
That places Guatemala 11th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 11.34 | — |
| 1964 | 10.93 | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 10.47 | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 9.69 | -7.4% |
| 1967 | 8.79 | -9.4% |
| 1968 | 9.05 | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 9.65 | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 7.08 | -26.6% |
| 1971 | 7.65 | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 8.02 | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 6.63 | -17.2% |
| 1976 | 7.21 | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 6.18 | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 6.2 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 7.79 | +25.6% |
| 1980 | 4.93 | -36.7% |
| 1981 | 5.51 | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 3.34 | -39.3% |
| 1986 | 5.2 | +55.3% |
| 1987 | 4.68 | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 4.59 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 4.07 | -11.4% |
| 1990 | 4.59 | +12.8% |
| 1991 | 4.67 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 5.11 | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 4.51 | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 4.61 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 4.33 | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 3.93 | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 3.87 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 3.55 | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 3.36 | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 3.54 | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 2.81 | -20.5% |
| 2002 | 2.74 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.79 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.81 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.09 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 2.64 | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 2.54 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 2.59 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 2.59 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.56 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.18 | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 2.39 | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 2.16 | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 1.96 | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 1.92 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.84 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.61 | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 1.64 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.33 | -19.3% |
| 2020 | 1.35 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.52 | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 1.15 | -24.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9861 | -14.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.9861 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3571, 2.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.9861 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5662, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.99 | 8.79 | 11.34 | 7 |
| 1970s | 7.09 | 6.18 | 8.02 | 8 |
| 1980s | 4.62 | 3.34 | 5.51 | 7 |
| 1990s | 4.25 | 3.36 | 5.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.81 | 2.54 | 3.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 | 1.33 | 2.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 | 0.9861 | 1.52 | 4 |
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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 rate who mdb in Guatemala?
- Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Guatemala was 0.9861 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 11.34 in 1963.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9861 in 2023.
- How does Guatemala rank for maternal mortality rate who mdb?
- Guatemala ranks 11th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality rate who mdb rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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