Chile vs Guatemala

Chile vs Guatemala: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.7 per 100 live births in Chile and 2.1 per 100 live births in Guatemala, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 1.4 per 100 live births, or 3.01 times that in Chile.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Chile vs Guatemala: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.7 per 100 live births in Chile and 2.1 per 100 live births in Guatemala, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 1.4 per 100 live births, or 3.01 times that in Chile.
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What the numbers say

  • Guatemala has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1957.
  • In 2024, Chile ranked 145 and Guatemala ranked 74 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearChileGuatemalaWorld
20240.72.13.7
20230.72.13.8
20220.72.24
20210.72.34
20200.72.43.9
20190.72.44
20180.72.54
20170.82.64.1
20160.82.74.2
20150.82.84.3
20140.82.94.4
20130.834.5
20120.83.24.7
20110.93.35
20100.93.55.1
20090.93.65.3
20080.93.85.5
20070.93.95.7
20060.94.16
20050.94.26.2
20040.94.46.6
20030.94.66.8
200214.87.1
2001157.4
20001.15.27.7
19991.15.47.9
19981.25.68.3
19971.25.98.4
19961.36.18.6
19951.36.48.8
19941.46.78.9
19931.579.1
19921.67.39.2
19911.87.69.3
19901.989.4
198928.49.5
19882.28.810
19872.29.19.9
19862.29.610.3
19852.21010.6
19842.310.410.9
19832.510.811.1
19822.713.611.2
1981311.711.6
19803.312.211.9
19793.712.611.9
19784.213.112.3
19774.813.612.6
19765.716.512.8
19756.514.513.1
19747.11513.3
19737.515.513.5
19727.71613.7
19717.916.513.9
19708.117.114.2
19698.217.614.6
19688.618.115
19679.318.615.3
196610.419.115.1
196511.619.515.1
196412.72015.7
196313.620.516.2
196214.32117
196114.921.518.8
196015.322.120.2
195915.522.619.9
195815.423.219.7
195715.323.820.5
195615–21.3
195514.9–22.3
195415–22.8
195321.2–23.3
195222.1–23.9
195122.9–24.3
195023.8–24.7
194925.2–24.9
194823.7–24.9
194726.2–25.5
194626–25.8
194529.9–26.7
194429.4–27.4
194331.6–27.7
194231.7–27.9
194132.5–27.8
194035.3–27.9
193936.6–28
193838.4–28.7
193739.2–28.8
193640.9–29.1
193540.8–29.5
193442.6–30.7
193341.9–30.5
193238.2–30.7
193137.7–31.4
193038–31.6
192936.4–32
192834.5–31.9
192736.7–31.9
192640.8–32.7
192541.9–32.4
192443.2–33.1
192346–33.1
192239–33.2
192145.2–34.2
192042.7–34.4
191949.7–35.7
191841.4–37.6
191743.7–35.3
191639.2–35.1
191541.3–35.3
191441.4–35.4
191346.5–35.1
191246.6–35.5
191154.1–36
191043.4–36.4
190951.2–36.6
190851.6–37.2
190748.4–37.4
190653.1–38.1
190540.5–38.8
190446.5–38.9
190342.9–39.5
190243.9–40.1
190155.2–40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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