Mortality from ncds gender in Guatemala
Guatemala: Mortality from ncds gender was 12.4 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
12.4
Change on year
down 24.4%
World rank
158th
of 185 countries
All-time high
16.4
in 2020
All-time low
12.4
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Mortality from ncds gender in Guatemala, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 12.4 for mortality from ncds gender in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.4% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from ncds gender in Guatemala peaked at 16.4 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.4, in 2021.
Guatemala ranks 158th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Mortality from ncds gender in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.4 | — |
| 2001 | 13.5 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 12.9 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 13.5 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 13.8 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 14.3 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 14.2 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 13.3 | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 13.4 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 13.8 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 14.2 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 14.2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.6 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 15 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 15.1 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 15.6 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 15.6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.2 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 15.6 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 15.4 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 16.4 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 12.4 | -24.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 12.4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.9, 59% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 12.4 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.55, 71% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.61 | 12.9 | 14.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.05 | 14.2 | 15.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4 | 12.4 | 16.4 | 2 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality from ncds gender in Guatemala?
- Mortality from ncds gender in Guatemala was 12.4 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4 in 2020.
- What is the lowest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4 in 2021.
- How does Guatemala rank for mortality from ncds gender?
- Guatemala ranks 158th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality from ncds gender rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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 Mortality from ncds gender. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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