Guatemala vs Mexico

Guatemala vs Mexico: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 2.1 per 100 live births in Guatemala and 1.3 per 100 live births in Mexico, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 0.7 per 100 live births, or 1.56 times that in Mexico.

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

Guatemala vs Mexico: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 2.1 per 100 live births in Guatemala and 1.3 per 100 live births in Mexico, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 0.7 per 100 live births, or 1.56 times that in Mexico.
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What the numbers say

  • Guatemala has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1957.
  • In 2024, Guatemala ranked 74 and Mexico ranked 107 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

YearGuatemalaMexicoWorld
20242.11.33.7
20232.11.33.8
20222.21.44
20212.31.44
20202.41.53.9
20192.41.54
20182.51.54
20172.61.64.1
20162.71.64.2
20152.81.74.3
20142.91.74.4
201331.84.5
20123.21.84.7
20113.31.85
20103.51.95.1
20093.625.3
20083.825.5
20073.92.15.7
20064.12.16
20054.22.26.2
20044.42.36.6
20034.62.46.8
20024.82.57.1
200152.67.4
20005.22.77.7
19995.42.97.9
19985.638.3
19975.93.28.4
19966.13.38.6
19956.43.58.8
19946.73.78.9
199373.99.1
19927.34.19.2
19917.64.39.3
199084.59.4
19898.44.79.5
19888.84.910
19879.15.29.9
19869.65.410.3
1985105.710.6
198410.4610.9
198310.86.211.1
198213.66.511.2
198111.76.911.6
198012.27.211.9
197912.67.511.9
197813.17.912.3
197713.68.212.6
197616.58.512.8
197514.58.913.1
1974159.213.3
197315.59.613.5
1972169.913.7
197116.510.313.9
197017.110.714.2
196917.611.114.6
196818.111.515
196718.611.915.3
196619.112.315.1
196519.512.715.1
19642013.215.7
196320.513.716.2
19622114.217
196121.514.818.8
196022.115.520.2
195922.616.219.9
195823.21719.7
195723.817.820.5
1956–18.721.3
1955–19.722.3
1954–20.822.8
1953–21.923.3
1952–23.123.9
1951–24.324.3
1950––24.7
1949––24.9
1948––24.9
1947––25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––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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