Number of under-five deaths, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Number of under-five deaths, female was 3,394 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female in Guatemala, 1962–2024
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
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female in Guatemala is 3,394, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Guatemala peaked at 20,579 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 3,394, in 2024.
Guatemala ranks 59th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 19,457 | — |
| 1963 | 19,350 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 19,251 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 19,156 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 19,095 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 19,009 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 18,889 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 18,768 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 18,612 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 18,437 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 18,213 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 17,982 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 17,766 | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 17,544 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 20,579 | +17.3% |
| 1977 | 16,952 | -17.6% |
| 1978 | 16,700 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 16,442 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 16,232 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 15,988 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 19,178 | +20.0% |
| 1983 | 15,276 | -20.3% |
| 1984 | 14,856 | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 14,374 | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 13,960 | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 13,614 | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 13,327 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 13,005 | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 12,634 | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 12,232 | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 11,881 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 11,568 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 11,263 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 10,949 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 10,605 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 10,289 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 9,961 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 9,629 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 9,318 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 9,015 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 8,665 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 8,317 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 7,976 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 7,638 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 7,286 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 6,976 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 6,662 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 6,378 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 6,132 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 5,906 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 5,708 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 5,494 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 5,290 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 5,123 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 4,973 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 4,794 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 4,558 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 4,304 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 4,040 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 3,814 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 3,636 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 3,505 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 3,394 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,122 | 18,768 | 19,457 | 8 |
| 1970s | 17,923 | 16,442 | 20,579 | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,981 | 13,005 | 19,178 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,101 | 9,629 | 12,634 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,823 | 6,378 | 9,318 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,228 | 4,304 | 6,132 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,678 | 3,394 | 4,040 | 5 |
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More education data for Guatemala
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Guatemala?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Guatemala was 3,394 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 20,579 in 1976.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,394 in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Guatemala ranks 59th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.