Guatemala vs Peru
Guatemala vs Peru: Infant mortality
Infant mortality in 2023: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in Guatemala and 11.7 per 1,000 live births in Peru, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 6 per 1,000 live births, or 1.51 times that in Peru.
deaths per 1,000 live births · UN
What the numbers say
- Guatemala has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Guatemala ranked 76 and Peru ranked 111 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Guatemala at 4.2 per 1,000 live births and Peru at 2.4 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 | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17.6 | 11.7 | 27.3 |
| 2022 | 18.2 | 11.9 | 28.2 |
| 2021 | 18.8 | 12.1 | 28.4 |
| 2020 | 19.5 | 12.4 | 28.7 |
| 2019 | 20.1 | 12.6 | 29.2 |
| 2018 | 20.9 | 12.8 | 29.7 |
| 2017 | 21.6 | 13.1 | 30.3 |
| 2016 | 22.3 | 13.3 | 31.1 |
| 2015 | 23.2 | 13.7 | 32.1 |
| 2014 | 24.1 | 14 | 32.9 |
| 2013 | 25 | 14.4 | 33.9 |
| 2012 | 26 | 14.9 | 35 |
| 2011 | 27.1 | 15.5 | 36.8 |
| 2010 | 28.2 | 16.2 | 37.7 |
| 2009 | 29.3 | 16.9 | 39.1 |
| 2008 | 30.5 | 17.7 | 40.4 |
| 2007 | 31.6 | 18.7 | 42 |
| 2006 | 32.9 | 19.7 | 43.7 |
| 2005 | 34.6 | 20.9 | 45.4 |
| 2004 | 35.5 | 22.2 | 47.2 |
| 2003 | 36.8 | 23.7 | 48.8 |
| 2002 | 38.3 | 25.4 | 50.6 |
| 2001 | 39.7 | 27.2 | 52.2 |
| 2000 | 41.3 | 29.3 | 53.7 |
| 1999 | 42.9 | 31.6 | 55.5 |
| 1998 | 44.7 | 34.2 | 57.1 |
| 1997 | 46.3 | 36.8 | 58.3 |
| 1996 | 48.2 | 39.6 | 59.6 |
| 1995 | 50.2 | 42.6 | 60.8 |
| 1994 | 52.2 | 45.7 | 62 |
| 1993 | 54.4 | 48.7 | 62.9 |
| 1992 | 56.6 | 51.8 | 64.1 |
| 1991 | 58.9 | 55 | 64.9 |
| 1990 | 61.5 | 57.7 | 64.9 |
| 1989 | 63.8 | 60.6 | 66.2 |
| 1988 | 66.3 | 63.6 | 68 |
| 1987 | 69.1 | 66.6 | 68.6 |
| 1986 | 71.6 | 69.4 | 70.8 |
| 1985 | 74.4 | 72.3 | 72.9 |
| 1984 | 77.2 | 75.1 | 74.6 |
| 1983 | 80 | 77.8 | 76.1 |
| 1982 | 91.4 | 80.4 | 76.6 |
| 1981 | 85.6 | 82.5 | 78.7 |
| 1980 | 88.8 | 84.6 | 80.6 |
| 1979 | 91.4 | 86.4 | 82.5 |
| 1978 | 94 | 88.3 | 84.7 |
| 1977 | 96.9 | 90.1 | 86.4 |
| 1976 | 108 | 92 | 88.1 |
| 1975 | 102.6 | 94 | 89.6 |
| 1974 | 105.4 | 96.2 | 90.9 |
| 1973 | 108.2 | 98.4 | 92.1 |
| 1972 | 111.1 | 100.7 | 93.6 |
| 1971 | 113.9 | 103.3 | 96.1 |
| 1970 | 116.7 | 116.4 | 96.9 |
| 1969 | 119.6 | 108.2 | 98.3 |
| 1968 | 122.1 | 110.8 | 100.2 |
| 1967 | 125.1 | 113.5 | 103.1 |
| 1966 | 127.7 | 116.4 | 104.9 |
| 1965 | 130 | 119.3 | 106.4 |
| 1964 | 132.5 | 122.2 | 106.1 |
| 1963 | 135 | 125.2 | 107.7 |
| 1962 | 137.6 | 128.4 | 110.2 |
| 1961 | 140.1 | 130.8 | 121.5 |
| 1960 | 142.7 | 133.5 | 131.8 |
| 1959 | 145.2 | 136.1 | 125.7 |
| 1958 | 147.6 | 138.5 | 117.7 |
| 1957 | 149.9 | 140.7 | 120 |
| 1956 | 152 | 142.8 | 121.9 |
| 1955 | 153.9 | 144.7 | 124.8 |
| 1954 | 155.6 | 146.4 | 127.7 |
| 1953 | 157.1 | 147.9 | 130.1 |
| 1952 | 158.6 | 149.1 | 132.7 |
| 1951 | 159.9 | 150.3 | 136 |
| 1950 | 161.3 | 151.5 | 138.1 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Guatemala | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.213.7–21.6 | 10.18.7–11.8 | 26.9 |
| 2025 | 16.812.1–22.7 | 9.87.9–12.5 | 26.4 |
| 2026 | 16.410.9–24.4 | 9.67.3–12.8 | 25.9 |
| 2027 | 169.9–25.2 | 9.36.8–13 | 25.4 |
| 2028 | 15.69.2–26.5 | 96.5–13.7 | 24.9 |
| 2029 | 15.28.5–26.8 | 8.86–13.5 | 24.5 |
| 2030 | 14.88.2–28 | 8.65.6–13.6 | 24 |
| 2031 | 14.47.7–27.8 | 8.45.4–14 | 23.6 |
| 2032 | 14.17.2–28.5 | 8.15.3–14.1 | 23.2 |
| 2033 | 13.76.9–28.9 | 7.94.9–14.1 | 22.8 |
| 2034 | 13.46.5–29 | 7.74.7–14.1 | 22.3 |
| 2035 | 13.16.1–28.8 | 7.54.5–14.2 | 21.9 |
| 2036 | 12.75.7–27.5 | 7.34.3–13.9 | 21.5 |
| 2037 | 12.45.6–28.9 | 7.24.1–13.8 | 21.1 |
| 2038 | 12.15.5–28.9 | 74–14 | 20.8 |
| 2039 | 11.85–29.2 | 6.83.8–13.7 | 20.4 |
| 2040 | 11.65–29.1 | 6.63.6–14.1 | 20 |
| 2041 | 11.34.8–28.1 | 6.53.5–13.7 | 19.7 |
| 2042 | 114.6–29.4 | 6.33.4–13.7 | 19.4 |
| 2043 | 10.84.5–30.1 | 6.23.3–13.6 | 19 |
| 2044 | 10.54.4–29.2 | 63.1–13.2 | 18.7 |
| 2045 | 10.34.2–29.3 | 5.93–13.2 | 18.4 |
| 2046 | 10.14–28.8 | 5.82.9–12.8 | 18.2 |
| 2047 | 9.83.8–28.7 | 5.62.9–12.4 | 17.9 |
| 2048 | 9.63.6–28 | 5.52.7–12.1 | 17.7 |
| 2049 | 9.43.5–28.1 | 5.42.6–12.2 | 17.5 |
| 2050 | 9.23.4–27.1 | 5.22.5–12 | 17.3 |
| 2051 | 8.93.3–26.3 | 5.12.4–12.2 | 17.1 |
| 2052 | 8.73.2–27.7 | 52.3–11.8 | 16.9 |
| 2053 | 8.53–27.8 | 4.92.3–11.6 | 16.7 |
| 2054 | 8.33–28.4 | 4.82.2–11.8 | 16.5 |
| 2055 | 8.12.9–26.9 | 4.72.2–11.5 | 16.3 |
| 2056 | 7.92.8–27.9 | 4.62.1–11.6 | 16.1 |
| 2057 | 7.82.8–27.8 | 4.52.1–11.6 | 15.9 |
| 2058 | 7.62.6–28.2 | 4.42–11.3 | 15.7 |
| 2059 | 7.52.5–27.4 | 4.41.9–11.2 | 15.5 |
| 2060 | 7.42.4–27.3 | 4.31.9–11.2 | 15.3 |
| 2061 | 7.22.3–26.6 | 4.21.8–11.1 | 15.1 |
| 2062 | 7.12.4–26.7 | 4.11.7–11.3 | 14.9 |
| 2063 | 72.3–25.8 | 41.7–10.8 | 14.7 |
| 2064 | 6.92.3–26.4 | 41.6–10.8 | 14.5 |
| 2065 | 6.82.2–25.8 | 3.91.6–10.6 | 14.3 |
| 2066 | 6.72.3–25.6 | 3.81.6–10.7 | 14.1 |
| 2067 | 6.62.1–25.3 | 3.81.5–10.5 | 13.9 |
| 2068 | 6.42.1–26 | 3.71.5–10.6 | 13.8 |
| 2069 | 6.32.1–26.3 | 3.61.4–10.3 | 13.6 |
| 2070 | 6.22.1–26 | 3.61.4–10 | 13.4 |
| 2071 | 6.12.1–25.9 | 3.51.4–9.8 | 13.2 |
| 2072 | 62.1–25.6 | 3.51.4–10 | 13 |
| 2073 | 5.92.1–26 | 3.41.3–9.5 | 12.9 |
| 2074 | 5.92–26 | 3.41.3–9.6 | 12.7 |
| 2075 | 5.82–25.2 | 3.31.2–9.5 | 12.6 |
| 2076 | 5.72–25.8 | 3.31.2–9.4 | 12.4 |
| 2077 | 5.61.9–25.4 | 3.21.2–9.4 | 12.3 |
| 2078 | 5.51.9–24.6 | 3.21.1–9.1 | 12.1 |
| 2079 | 5.41.9–24.9 | 3.11.1–8.8 | 12 |
| 2080 | 5.41.9–24.6 | 3.11.1–8.4 | 11.8 |
| 2081 | 5.31.9–25.9 | 31.1–8.5 | 11.7 |
| 2082 | 5.21.8–25.4 | 31–8.5 | 11.6 |
| 2083 | 5.11.8–24.3 | 31–8.2 | 11.5 |
| 2084 | 5.11.7–23.6 | 2.91–8.1 | 11.4 |
| 2085 | 51.7–23.7 | 2.90.9–8.2 | 11.3 |
| 2086 | 4.91.7–23.5 | 2.80.9–8 | 11.1 |
| 2087 | 4.91.6–23.7 | 2.80.9–7.9 | 11 |
| 2088 | 4.81.6–24 | 2.80.9–7.7 | 10.9 |
| 2089 | 4.71.6–24 | 2.70.8–7.6 | 10.8 |
| 2090 | 4.71.5–24.1 | 2.70.8–7.6 | 10.7 |
| 2091 | 4.61.5–25 | 2.70.8–7.4 | 10.6 |
| 2092 | 4.61.5–24.4 | 2.60.8–7.3 | 10.5 |
| 2093 | 4.51.6–25 | 2.60.8–7.3 | 10.4 |
| 2094 | 4.51.5–24.2 | 2.60.8–7.2 | 10.3 |
| 2095 | 4.41.5–23.9 | 2.50.7–7.1 | 10.1 |
| 2096 | 4.41.5–23.8 | 2.50.7–7.1 | 10 |
| 2097 | 4.31.4–23.6 | 2.50.7–7 | 9.9 |
| 2098 | 4.31.4–23.3 | 2.40.7–6.8 | 9.8 |
| 2099 | 4.21.4–22.7 | 2.40.7–6.8 | 9.7 |
| 2100 | 4.21.3–23 | 2.40.7–6.5 | 9.6 |
Each country on its own
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
Guatemala vs Peru
Health
- Life expectancyGuatemala: 72.6 years in 2023Peru: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024Peru: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Safe drinking waterGuatemala: 56.3% in 2022Peru: 52% in 2022
- DepressionGuatemala: 3.22% in 2017Peru: 2.28% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Peru: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023Peru: 33.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023Peru: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023Peru: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuatemala: 56.3% in 2025Peru: 85.6% in 2025
- Median ageGuatemala: 22.6 years in 2023Peru: 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuatemala: 4.7% in 2023Peru: 9% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Peru: 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025Peru: 0.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuatemala: $617M in 2025Peru: $2.43B in 2025
- Military spending per personGuatemala: $34 in 2025Peru: $75 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Peru: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuatemala: 43,000 people in 2020Peru: 158,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Peru: 0.28% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Peru: 0.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023Peru: 90 million TIV in 2025