Number of youth deaths in Guatemala
Guatemala: Number of youth deaths was 9,313 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Guatemala, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Guatemala is 9,313 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Guatemala peaked at 31,357 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9,313 deaths, in 2024.
Guatemala ranks 61st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31,357 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 30,347 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 29,354 deaths | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 28,440 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 27,575 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 26,748 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 25,929 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 25,120 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 24,346 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 23,584 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 22,831 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 22,114 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 21,322 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 20,518 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 19,754 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 19,439 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 18,191 deaths | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 17,489 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 16,792 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 16,123 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 15,536 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 15,022 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 14,555 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 14,067 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 13,622 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 13,250 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 12,895 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 12,460 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 11,906 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 11,302 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 10,679 deaths | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 10,170 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 9,796 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 9,524 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 9,313 deaths | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,280 deaths | 23,584 deaths | 31,357 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,457 deaths | 16,123 deaths | 22,831 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,462 deaths | 11,302 deaths | 15,536 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,896 deaths | 9,313 deaths | 10,679 deaths | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.2725 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1528 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.2139 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1575 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Guatemala?
- Number of youth deaths in Guatemala was 9,313 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 youth deaths recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 31,357 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,313 deaths in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for number of youth deaths?
- Guatemala ranks 61st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. 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 youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.