Number of infant deaths, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Number of infant deaths, female was 2,815 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2,815
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
59th
of 197 countries
All-time high
13,598
in 1976
All-time low
2,815
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths, female in Guatemala, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, female in Guatemala stood at 2,815. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Guatemala peaked at 13,598 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 2,815, in 2024.
That places Guatemala 59th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13,572 | — |
| 1961 | 13,531 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 13,503 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 13,467 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 13,445 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 13,425 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 13,424 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 13,394 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 13,331 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 13,268 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 13,174 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 13,072 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 12,920 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 12,758 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 12,613 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 12,479 | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 13,598 | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 12,091 | -11.1% |
| 1978 | 11,924 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 11,767 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 11,660 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 11,508 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 12,692 | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 11,039 | -13.0% |
| 1984 | 10,743 | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 10,401 | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 10,132 | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 9,944 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 9,793 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 9,601 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 9,345 | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 9,064 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 8,829 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 8,641 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 8,455 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 8,262 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 8,028 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 7,810 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 7,592 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 7,371 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 7,160 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 6,963 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 6,717 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 6,461 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 6,223 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 5,969 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 5,721 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 5,499 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 5,276 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 5,070 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 4,900 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 4,746 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 4,610 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 4,453 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 4,307 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 4,182 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 4,070 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 3,927 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 3,732 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 3,511 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 3,287 | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 3,106 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 2,979 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 2,890 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 2,815 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,436 | 13,268 | 13,572 | 10 |
| 1970s | 12,640 | 11,767 | 13,598 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,751 | 9,601 | 12,692 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,340 | 7,371 | 9,345 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,106 | 5,070 | 7,160 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,244 | 3,511 | 4,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,015 | 2,815 | 3,287 | 5 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.73 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 82,077 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 40,285 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 279,477 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.62 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 225,289 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 19.56 % change on previous year (2015)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Guatemala?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Guatemala was 2,815 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 13,598 in 1976.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,815 in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Guatemala ranks 59th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.