Guatemala vs Venezuela
Guatemala vs Venezuela: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 2.1 per 100 live births in Guatemala and 2.4 per 100 live births in Venezuela, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Venezuela, by 0.4 per 100 live births, or 1.18 times that in Guatemala.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Venezuela has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Guatemala.
- In 2024, Guatemala ranked 74 and Venezuela ranked 67 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
| Year | Guatemala | Venezuela | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1.8 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 4.6 | 2 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 4.8 | 2 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2.1 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 7 | 2.7 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 7.3 | 2.8 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 8 | 3 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 8.8 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 1987 | 9.1 | 3.4 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 9.6 | 3.5 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 10 | 3.6 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 10.4 | 3.8 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 10.8 | 3.9 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 13.6 | 4.1 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 11.7 | 4.2 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 12.2 | 4.4 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 12.6 | 4.6 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 13.1 | 4.8 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 13.6 | 5 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 16.5 | 5.2 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 14.5 | 5.4 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 15 | 5.6 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 15.5 | 5.8 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 16 | 5.9 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 16.5 | 6.1 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 17.1 | 6.3 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 17.6 | 6.5 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 18.1 | 6.6 | 15 |
| 1967 | 18.6 | 6.8 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 19.1 | 6.9 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 19.5 | 7 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | 20 | 7.2 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 20.5 | 7.3 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 21 | 7.5 | 17 |
| 1961 | 21.5 | 7.8 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 22.1 | 8 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 22.6 | 8.3 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | 23.2 | 8.7 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | 23.8 | 9 | 20.5 |
| 1956 | – | 9.5 | 21.3 |
| 1955 | – | 9.9 | 22.3 |
| 1954 | – | 10.3 | 22.8 |
| 1953 | – | 10.8 | 23.3 |
| 1952 | – | 11.3 | 23.9 |
| 1951 | – | 11.9 | 24.3 |
| 1950 | – | 10.7 | 24.7 |
| 1949 | – | 13.3 | 24.9 |
| 1948 | – | 14.6 | 24.9 |
| 1947 | – | 14.9 | 25.5 |
| 1946 | – | 15.3 | 25.8 |
| 1945 | – | 14.7 | 26.7 |
| 1944 | – | 18.1 | 27.4 |
| 1943 | – | 16.6 | 27.7 |
| 1942 | – | 17.7 | 27.9 |
| 1941 | – | 18.8 | 27.8 |
| 1940 | – | 19 | 27.9 |
| 1939 | – | 20.9 | 28 |
| 1938 | – | 22.2 | 28.7 |
| 1937 | – | 21.5 | 28.8 |
| 1936 | – | 21.3 | 29.1 |
| 1935 | – | 21.9 | 29.5 |
| 1934 | – | 25.7 | 30.7 |
| 1933 | – | 26.4 | 30.5 |
| 1932 | – | – | 30.7 |
| 1931 | – | 25.3 | 31.4 |
| 1930 | – | 24.3 | 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 |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Guatemala vs Venezuela
Health
- Life expectancyGuatemala: 72.6 years in 2023Venezuela: 72.5 years in 2023
- Infant mortalityGuatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Venezuela: 15.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuatemala: 3.22% in 2017Venezuela: 2.82% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Venezuela: 8.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023Venezuela: 28.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023Venezuela: 0.35% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023Venezuela: 2.08 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuatemala: 56.3% in 2025Venezuela: 89.3% in 2025
- Median ageGuatemala: 22.6 years in 2023Venezuela: 29 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuatemala: 4.7% in 2023Venezuela: 9.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Venezuela: -4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025Venezuela: 2.23% of GDP in 2017
- Military spending per personGuatemala: $34 in 2025Venezuela: $69 in 2017
- Armed forces personnelGuatemala: 43,000 people in 2020Venezuela: 343,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Venezuela: 0.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Venezuela: 3.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023Venezuela: 98 million TIV in 2023