Dominican Republic vs Guatemala: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 25.6 per 1,000 live births in Dominican Republic and 17.6 per 1,000 live births in Guatemala, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 8 per 1,000 live births, or 1.45 times that in Guatemala.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Dominican RepublicGuatemalaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Dominican Republic has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Guatemala.
In 2023, Dominican Republic ranked 57 and Guatemala ranked 76 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Dominican Republic at 5.5 per 1,000 live births and Guatemala at 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Dominican Republic	Guatemala	World
2023	25.6	17.6	27.3
2022	26.1	18.2	28.2
2021	26.6	18.8	28.4
2020	27.1	19.5	28.7
2019	27.4	20.1	29.2
2018	27.7	20.9	29.7
2017	28	21.6	30.3
2016	28.1	22.3	31.1
2015	28.2	23.2	32.1
2014	28.2	24.1	32.9
2013	28.2	25	33.9
2012	28.3	26	35
2011	28.4	27.1	36.8
2010	28.7	28.2	37.7
2009	28.9	29.3	39.1
2008	29	30.5	40.4
2007	28.9	31.6	42
2006	29.1	32.9	43.7
2005	29.5	34.6	45.4
2004	30.8	35.5	47.2
2003	33.4	36.8	48.8
2002	35.1	38.3	50.6
2001	37	39.7	52.2
2000	38.2	41.3	53.7
1999	39.3	42.9	55.5
1998	40.7	44.7	57.1
1997	41.8	46.3	58.3
1996	43	48.2	59.6
1995	44.3	50.2	60.8
1994	45.7	52.2	62
1993	47.5	54.4	62.9
1992	49.7	56.6	64.1
1991	52.2	58.9	64.9
1990	55.1	61.5	64.9
1989	57.9	63.8	66.2
1988	60.5	66.3	68
1987	63.1	69.1	68.6
1986	65.5	71.6	70.8
1985	68	74.4	72.9
1984	70.8	77.2	74.6
1983	73.7	80	76.1
1982	76.3	91.4	76.6
1981	78.7	85.6	78.7
1980	80.9	88.8	80.6
1979	83.8	91.4	82.5
1978	84.6	94	84.7
1977	86.7	96.9	86.4
1976	88.7	108	88.1
1975	90.7	102.6	89.6
1974	92.8	105.4	90.9
1973	94.9	108.2	92.1
1972	97.2	111.1	93.6
1971	99.6	113.9	96.1
1970	102	116.7	96.9
1969	104.6	119.6	98.3
1968	107.2	122.1	100.2
1967	109.9	125.1	103.1
1966	112.6	127.7	104.9
1965	115.4	130	106.4
1964	118.4	132.5	106.1
1963	121.7	135	107.7
1962	124.4	137.6	110.2
1961	127.5	140.1	121.5
1960	130.5	142.7	131.8
1959	133.3	145.2	125.7
1958	136.1	147.6	117.7
1957	138.9	149.9	120
1956	141.7	152	121.9
1955	144.5	153.9	124.8
1954	147.5	155.6	127.7
1953	150.5	157.1	130.1
1952	153.4	158.6	132.7
1951	157.5	159.9	136
1950	161.8	161.3	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Dominican Republic	Guatemala	World
2024	25.321.2–30.9	17.213.7–21.6	26.9
2025	24.819–32.6	16.812.1–22.7	26.4
2026	24.317.8–34.2	16.410.9–24.4	25.9
2027	23.716.4–34	169.9–25.2	25.4
2028	23.215.5–35.4	15.69.2–26.5	24.9
2029	22.714.4–36	15.28.5–26.8	24.5
2030	22.213.7–36.9	14.88.2–28	24
2031	21.713–36.8	14.47.7–27.8	23.6
2032	21.212.3–37.8	14.17.2–28.5	23.2
2033	20.711.6–38.2	13.76.9–28.9	22.8
2034	20.311.2–39.6	13.46.5–29	22.3
2035	19.811–40.6	13.16.1–28.8	21.9
2036	19.310.5–41	12.75.7–27.5	21.5
2037	18.99.9–40.7	12.45.6–28.9	21.1
2038	18.59.7–41.7	12.15.5–28.9	20.8
2039	189.2–40.8	11.85–29.2	20.4
2040	17.69–41.4	11.65–29.1	20
2041	17.28.5–41.8	11.34.8–28.1	19.7
2042	16.88.2–42.3	114.6–29.4	19.4
2043	16.48–41.9	10.84.5–30.1	19
2044	167.6–41.5	10.54.4–29.2	18.7
2045	15.67.3–40.1	10.34.2–29.3	18.4
2046	15.36.9–40.2	10.14–28.8	18.2
2047	14.96.6–39.9	9.83.8–28.7	17.9
2048	14.56.4–40	9.63.6–28	17.7
2049	14.26.2–39.1	9.43.5–28.1	17.5
2050	13.96–38.7	9.23.4–27.1	17.3
2051	13.65.7–38.3	8.93.3–26.3	17.1
2052	13.35.5–38.3	8.73.2–27.7	16.9
2053	135.3–39.2	8.53–27.8	16.7
2054	12.75.2–39.5	8.33–28.4	16.5
2055	12.55–38.5	8.12.9–26.9	16.3
2056	12.25–38.2	7.92.8–27.9	16.1
2057	124.9–38	7.82.8–27.8	15.9
2058	11.84.7–38.3	7.62.6–28.2	15.7
2059	11.54.6–38.7	7.52.5–27.4	15.5
2060	11.34.4–38.8	7.42.4–27.3	15.3
2061	11.14.3–39.3	7.22.3–26.6	15.1
2062	10.94.2–37.8	7.12.4–26.7	14.9
2063	10.74.2–38.3	72.3–25.8	14.7
2064	10.54–37	6.92.3–26.4	14.5
2065	10.34–37.2	6.82.2–25.8	14.3
2066	10.13.8–37.5	6.72.3–25.6	14.1
2067	9.93.8–37.3	6.62.1–25.3	13.9
2068	9.73.6–37.3	6.42.1–26	13.8
2069	9.53.5–36.4	6.32.1–26.3	13.6
2070	9.33.4–37.2	6.22.1–26	13.4
2071	9.13.3–37.3	6.12.1–25.9	13.2
2072	93.2–35.8	62.1–25.6	13
2073	8.83.1–35.9	5.92.1–26	12.9
2074	8.73–35.5	5.92–26	12.7
2075	8.53–35.2	5.82–25.2	12.6
2076	8.32.9–34.8	5.72–25.8	12.4
2077	8.22.8–34.9	5.61.9–25.4	12.3
2078	82.8–34.1	5.51.9–24.6	12.1
2079	7.92.7–33.2	5.41.9–24.9	12
2080	7.72.6–33.4	5.41.9–24.6	11.8
2081	7.62.6–33.6	5.31.9–25.9	11.7
2082	7.52.5–33.3	5.21.8–25.4	11.6
2083	7.32.5–32.5	5.11.8–24.3	11.5
2084	7.22.4–31.8	5.11.7–23.6	11.4
2085	7.12.4–31.9	51.7–23.7	11.3
2086	72.3–31.9	4.91.7–23.5	11.1
2087	6.82.3–31.9	4.91.6–23.7	11
2088	6.72.2–31.5	4.81.6–24	10.9
2089	6.62.2–30.5	4.71.6–24	10.8
2090	6.52.1–31.6	4.71.5–24.1	10.7
2091	6.42.1–31	4.61.5–25	10.6
2092	6.32.1–30.8	4.61.5–24.4	10.5
2093	6.22–31.5	4.51.6–25	10.4
2094	6.12–30.8	4.51.5–24.2	10.3
2095	61.9–30.6	4.41.5–23.9	10.1
2096	5.91.8–30.1	4.41.5–23.8	10
2097	5.81.8–30.6	4.31.4–23.6	9.9
2098	5.71.8–28.7	4.31.4–23.3	9.8
2099	5.61.8–29.6	4.21.4–22.7	9.7
2100	5.51.8–29.2	4.21.3–23	9.6

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Good to know

Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time