Stillbirths in Guatemala

Guatemala: Stillbirths was 4,701 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
4,701
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
56th
of 201 countries
All-time high
8,419
in 2000
All-time low
4,701
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Stillbirths in Guatemala, 2000–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2000201120232000: 8.4k2001: 8.3k2002: 8.1k2003: 7.9k2004: 7.7k2005: 7.5k2006: 7.3k2007: 7.1k2008: 6.9k2009: 6.6k2010: 6.4k2011: 6.2k2012: 6.1k2013: 6.0k2014: 6.0k2015: 6.0k2016: 6.0k2017: 5.8k2018: 5.6k2019: 5.3k2020: 5.1k2021: 4.9k2022: 4.8k2023: 4.7k

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for stillbirths in Guatemala is 4,701, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stillbirths in Guatemala peaked at 8,419 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4,701, in 2023.

That places Guatemala 56th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Stillbirths in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Stillbirths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Guatemala, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 8,419
2001 8,276 -1.7%
2002 8,065 -2.5%
2003 7,864 -2.5%
2004 7,691 -2.2%
2005 7,463 -3.0%
2006 7,276 -2.5%
2007 7,096 -2.5%
2008 6,854 -3.4%
2009 6,648 -3.0%
2010 6,426 -3.3%
2011 6,232 -3.0%
2012 6,069 -2.6%
2013 5,968 -1.7%
2014 5,983 +0.3%
2015 5,986 +0.1%
2016 5,967 -0.3%
2017 5,811 -2.6%
2018 5,621 -3.3%
2019 5,342 -5.0%
2020 5,073 -5.0%
2021 4,897 -3.5%
2022 4,790 -2.2%
2023 4,701 -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7,565 6,648 8,419 10
2010s 5,940 5,342 6,426 10
2020s 4,865 4,701 5,073 4

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 53 Papua New Guinea 5,002 compare
  2. 54 Cambodia 4,865 compare
  3. 55 Türkiye 4,735 compare
  4. 57 Haiti 4,681 compare
  5. 58 Colombia 4,680 compare
  6. 59 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4,459 compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

More health data for Guatemala

All data for Guatemala →

Frequently asked questions

What is stillbirths in Guatemala?
Stillbirths in Guatemala was 4,701 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest stillbirths recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 8,419 in 2000.
What is the lowest stillbirths recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 4,701 in 2023.
How does Guatemala rank for stillbirths?
Guatemala ranks 56th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is stillbirths rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Stillbirths (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Stillbirths in Guatemala. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 25 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/stillbirths-un-igme-estimate-2024/guatemala/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/stillbirths-un-igme-estimate-2024/guatemala/">Stillbirths in Guatemala</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Stillbirths (UN IGME estimate, 2024)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
235 places, 5,640 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed