Number of under-five deaths, male in Guatemala
Guatemala: Number of under-five deaths, male was 4,351 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4,351
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
60th
of 197 countries
All-time high
23,351
in 1976
All-time low
4,351
in 2024
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Number of under-five deaths, male 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, male in Guatemala is 4,351, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Guatemala peaked at 23,351 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 4,351, in 2024.
That places Guatemala 60th 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 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 21,792 | — |
| 1963 | 21,653 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 21,545 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 21,461 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 21,397 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 21,314 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 21,199 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 21,077 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 20,949 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 20,796 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 20,623 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 20,429 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 20,261 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 20,108 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 23,351 | +16.1% |
| 1977 | 19,638 | -15.9% |
| 1978 | 19,417 | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 19,188 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 18,926 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 18,654 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 21,979 | +17.8% |
| 1983 | 17,922 | -18.5% |
| 1984 | 17,484 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 16,987 | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 16,561 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 16,235 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 15,955 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 15,650 | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 15,274 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 14,872 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 14,458 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 14,082 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 13,713 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 13,342 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 12,968 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 12,550 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 12,161 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 11,782 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 11,394 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 11,039 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 10,649 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 10,237 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 9,848 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 9,428 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 9,024 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 8,661 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 8,319 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 7,979 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 7,685 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 7,437 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 7,193 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 6,930 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 6,695 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 6,500 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 6,316 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 6,092 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 5,809 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 5,494 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 5,151 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 4,865 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 4,651 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 4,480 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 4,351 | -2.9% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 4,351 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 674, 6.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 4,351 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 470, 9.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,430 | 21,077 | 21,792 | 8 |
| 1970s | 20,476 | 19,188 | 23,351 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,635 | 15,650 | 21,979 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,520 | 11,782 | 15,274 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,658 | 7,979 | 11,394 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,615 | 5,494 | 7,685 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,700 | 4,351 | 5,151 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,548 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 247,917 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 335,306 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,468 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3948 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1317 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Guatemala?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Guatemala was 4,351 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, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 23,351 in 1976.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,351 in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Guatemala ranks 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.