Guatemala vs Mexico: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in Guatemala and 10.4 per 1,000 live births in Mexico, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 7.3 per 1,000 live births, or 1.7 times that in Mexico.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Guatemala has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Guatemala ranked 76 and Mexico ranked 121 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Guatemala at 4.2 per 1,000 live births and Mexico at 2.5 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	Guatemala	Mexico	World
2023	17.6	10.4	27.3
2022	18.2	10.9	28.2
2021	18.8	11.1	28.4
2020	19.5	11.4	28.7
2019	20.1	11.8	29.2
2018	20.9	12.2	29.7
2017	21.6	12.6	30.3
2016	22.3	13.1	31.1
2015	23.2	13.5	32.1
2014	24.1	14	32.9
2013	25	14.4	33.9
2012	26	14.9	35
2011	27.1	15.4	36.8
2010	28.2	15.9	37.7
2009	29.3	16.4	39.1
2008	30.5	17	40.4
2007	31.6	17.6	42
2006	32.9	18.2	43.7
2005	34.6	18.9	45.4
2004	35.5	19.6	47.2
2003	36.8	20.4	48.8
2002	38.3	21.3	50.6
2001	39.7	22.2	52.2
2000	41.3	23.2	53.7
1999	42.9	24.2	55.5
1998	44.7	25.3	57.1
1997	46.3	26.5	58.3
1996	48.2	27.7	59.6
1995	50.2	29	60.8
1994	52.2	30.4	62
1993	54.4	31.8	62.9
1992	56.6	33.2	64.1
1991	58.9	34.8	64.9
1990	61.5	36.3	64.9
1989	63.8	38	66.2
1988	66.3	39.7	68
1987	69.1	41.4	68.6
1986	71.6	43.3	70.8
1985	74.4	45.2	72.9
1984	77.2	47.1	74.6
1983	80	49.2	76.1
1982	91.4	51.3	76.6
1981	85.6	53.4	78.7
1980	88.8	55.6	80.6
1979	91.4	57.9	82.5
1978	94	60.2	84.7
1977	96.9	62.5	86.4
1976	108	64.8	88.1
1975	102.6	67.2	89.6
1974	105.4	69.6	90.9
1973	108.2	72	92.1
1972	111.1	74.5	93.6
1971	113.9	77	96.1
1970	116.7	79.6	96.9
1969	119.6	82.2	98.3
1968	122.1	84.8	100.2
1967	125.1	87.4	103.1
1966	127.7	90.2	104.9
1965	130	93.1	106.4
1964	132.5	96	106.1
1963	135	99.2	107.7
1962	137.6	102.5	110.2
1961	140.1	106	121.5
1960	142.7	109.8	131.8
1959	145.2	113.8	125.7
1958	147.6	118	117.7
1957	149.9	122.4	120
1956	152	127	121.9
1955	153.9	131.8	124.8
1954	155.6	136.8	127.7
1953	157.1	141.9	130.1
1952	158.6	147.1	132.7
1951	159.9	152.2	136
1950	161.3	157.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Guatemala	Mexico	World
2024	17.213.7–21.6	10.38.5–12.8	26.9
2025	16.812.1–22.7	107.6–13.4	26.4
2026	16.410.9–24.4	9.76.9–14	25.9
2027	169.9–25.2	9.46.3–14.4	25.4
2028	15.69.2–26.5	9.16–14.5	24.9
2029	15.28.5–26.8	8.85.7–14.7	24.5
2030	14.88.2–28	8.55.3–15	24
2031	14.47.7–27.8	8.25–14.6	23.6
2032	14.17.2–28.5	84.7–14.9	23.2
2033	13.76.9–28.9	7.74.6–15.1	22.8
2034	13.46.5–29	7.54.3–15	22.3
2035	13.16.1–28.8	7.34.2–15.2	21.9
2036	12.75.7–27.5	74–14.7	21.5
2037	12.45.6–28.9	6.83.8–14.5	21.1
2038	12.15.5–28.9	6.73.6–14.3	20.8
2039	11.85–29.2	6.53.4–14.4	20.4
2040	11.65–29.1	6.43.2–14.4	20
2041	11.34.8–28.1	6.33.2–14.7	19.7
2042	114.6–29.4	6.13.1–14.7	19.4
2043	10.84.5–30.1	63–14.8	19
2044	10.54.4–29.2	5.92.9–14.9	18.7
2045	10.34.2–29.3	5.82.9–14.9	18.4
2046	10.14–28.8	5.62.8–14.6	18.2
2047	9.83.8–28.7	5.52.7–14.3	17.9
2048	9.63.6–28	5.42.6–14.4	17.7
2049	9.43.5–28.1	5.32.5–14.2	17.5
2050	9.23.4–27.1	5.22.4–13.9	17.3
2051	8.93.3–26.3	5.12.3–14	17.1
2052	8.73.2–27.7	52.3–13.5	16.9
2053	8.53–27.8	4.92.3–13.3	16.7
2054	8.33–28.4	4.82.2–13.4	16.5
2055	8.12.9–26.9	4.72.1–13	16.3
2056	7.92.8–27.9	4.62.1–13.2	16.1
2057	7.82.8–27.8	4.52–12.8	15.9
2058	7.62.6–28.2	4.41.9–12.8	15.7
2059	7.52.5–27.4	4.32–12.8	15.5
2060	7.42.4–27.3	4.21.9–13	15.3
2061	7.22.3–26.6	4.21.9–13	15.1
2062	7.12.4–26.7	4.11.8–12.7	14.9
2063	72.3–25.8	41.7–12.2	14.7
2064	6.92.3–26.4	41.7–12.4	14.5
2065	6.82.2–25.8	3.91.7–12.1	14.3
2066	6.72.3–25.6	3.81.7–12	14.1
2067	6.62.1–25.3	3.81.6–11.5	13.9
2068	6.42.1–26	3.71.6–11.4	13.8
2069	6.32.1–26.3	3.71.6–11.5	13.6
2070	6.22.1–26	3.61.5–11.5	13.4
2071	6.12.1–25.9	3.61.5–11.4	13.2
2072	62.1–25.6	3.51.5–11.4	13
2073	5.92.1–26	3.41.4–11.7	12.9
2074	5.92–26	3.41.4–11.5	12.7
2075	5.82–25.2	3.41.4–11.4	12.6
2076	5.72–25.8	3.31.4–11.2	12.4
2077	5.61.9–25.4	3.31.3–10.5	12.3
2078	5.51.9–24.6	3.21.3–10.5	12.1
2079	5.41.9–24.9	3.21.2–10.5	12
2080	5.41.9–24.6	3.11.2–10.7	11.8
2081	5.31.9–25.9	3.11.2–10.2	11.7
2082	5.21.8–25.4	3.11.2–10.1	11.6
2083	5.11.8–24.3	31.2–9.9	11.5
2084	5.11.7–23.6	31.1–9.9	11.4
2085	51.7–23.7	31.1–9.5	11.3
2086	4.91.7–23.5	2.91.1–9.5	11.1
2087	4.91.6–23.7	2.91–9.3	11
2088	4.81.6–24	2.91–9.3	10.9
2089	4.71.6–24	2.81–9.1	10.8
2090	4.71.5–24.1	2.81–8.7	10.7
2091	4.61.5–25	2.80.9–8.7	10.6
2092	4.61.5–24.4	2.71–8.7	10.5
2093	4.51.6–25	2.70.9–8.8	10.4
2094	4.51.5–24.2	2.70.9–8.7	10.3
2095	4.41.5–23.9	2.60.9–8.7	10.1
2096	4.41.5–23.8	2.60.8–8.5	10
2097	4.31.4–23.6	2.60.8–8.2	9.9
2098	4.31.4–23.3	2.60.8–8.2	9.8
2099	4.21.4–22.7	2.50.8–7.8	9.7
2100	4.21.3–23	2.50.8–7.7	9.6

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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.

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