Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Guatemala
Guatemala: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 3,587 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3,587 deaths
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
61st
of 199 countries
All-time high
12,413 deaths
in 1969
All-time low
3,587 deaths
in 2024
Years of data
60
1965–2024
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Guatemala, 1965–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 3,587 deaths for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Guatemala peaked at 12,413 deaths in 1969 and was at its lowest, 3,587 deaths, in 2024.
That places Guatemala 61st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 12,294 deaths | — |
| 1966 | 12,383 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 12,379 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 12,380 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 12,413 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 12,397 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 12,379 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 12,316 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 12,222 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 12,140 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 12,038 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 12,026 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 11,774 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 11,667 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 11,585 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 11,538 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 11,426 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 11,398 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 11,101 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 10,823 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 10,605 deaths | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 10,517 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 10,495 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 10,515 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 10,409 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 10,254 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 10,075 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 9,937 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 9,816 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 9,694 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 9,527 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 9,332 deaths | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 9,124 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 8,936 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 8,724 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 8,551 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 8,366 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 8,107 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 7,876 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 7,659 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 7,407 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 7,202 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 7,036 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 6,834 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 6,636 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 6,429 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 6,224 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 6,029 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 5,788 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 5,602 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 5,439 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 5,284 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 5,034 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 4,770 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 4,443 deaths | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 4,159 deaths | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 3,949 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 3,798 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 3,682 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 3,587 deaths | -2.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 3,587 deaths is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 788 deaths, 4.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 3,587 deaths is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 403 deaths, 8.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,370 deaths | 12,294 deaths | 12,413 deaths | 5 |
| 1970s | 12,054 deaths | 11,585 deaths | 12,397 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,883 deaths | 10,409 deaths | 11,538 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,542 deaths | 8,724 deaths | 10,254 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,567 deaths | 6,636 deaths | 8,551 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,504 deaths | 4,443 deaths | 6,429 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,835 deaths | 3,587 deaths | 4,159 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 58 Colombia 4,390 deaths compare
- 59 Dominican Republic 4,277 deaths compare
- 60 Mauritania 3,660 deaths compare
- 62 Peru 3,512 deaths compare
- 63 Turkmenistan 3,501 deaths compare
- 64 Cambodia 3,413 deaths compare
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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (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 number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Guatemala?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Guatemala was 3,587 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 12,413 deaths in 1969.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,587 deaths in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Guatemala ranks 61st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .