Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Guatemala
Guatemala: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 687 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Guatemala, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 687 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Guatemala peaked at 2,175 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 674, in 2021.
That places Guatemala 63rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,175 | — |
| 1991 | 2,018 | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 1,853 | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 1,695 | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 1,563 | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 1,465 | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 1,393 | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 1,336 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 1,288 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 1,243 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 1,196 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 1,147 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 1,104 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 1,066 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 1,034 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 1,326 | +28.2% |
| 2006 | 981 | -26.0% |
| 2007 | 953 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 919 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 885 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 850 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 818 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 795 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 779 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 768 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 756 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 742 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 723 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 704 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 686 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 676 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 674 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 677 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 684 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 687 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,603 | 1,243 | 2,175 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,061 | 885 | 1,326 | 10 |
| 2010s | 762.1 | 686 | 850 | 10 |
| 2020s | 679.6 | 674 | 687 | 5 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 122,362 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Guatemala?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Guatemala was 687 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 2,175 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 674 in 2021.
- How does Guatemala rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Guatemala ranks 63rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years