Infant Mortality Rate: Guatemala
Guatemala's infant mortality rate is currently 17.2 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # Guatemala Infant Mortality Rate Guatemala's infant mortality rate stands at 17.
Current (2024)
17.2 per 1,000 births
-2.8% y/y
Peak (1960)
155.7 per 1,000 births
Low (2024)
17.2 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — Guatemala
1960 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — Guatemala
Analysis# Guatemala Infant Mortality Rate
Guatemala's infant mortality rate stands at 17.2 per 1,000 births in 2024, marking the lowest point in recorded history. The country has achieved a dramatic 89% reduction since 1960, when the rate peaked at 155.7 per 1,000 births. This transformation reflects substantial improvements in healthcare access, maternal health services, and child survival outcomes over six decades.
The most recent decade shows consistent annual declines, with the rate dropping from 23.1 per 1,000 births in 2015 to 17.2 in 2024. Guatemala's steady downward trajectory suggests continued progress in child health interventions, though the current rate remains higher than many regional peers. The sustained year-over-year improvement indicates that public health investments and disease prevention strategies continue to yield measurable results for infant survival.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.2 per 1,000 births | -2.82% |
| 2023 | 17.7 per 1,000 births | -3.28% |
| 2022 | 18.3 per 1,000 births | -3.17% |
| 2021 | 18.9 per 1,000 births | -3.08% |
| 2020 | 19.5 per 1,000 births | -3.47% |
| 2019 | 20.2 per 1,000 births | -2.88% |
| 2018 | 20.8 per 1,000 births | -3.70% |
| 2017 | 21.6 per 1,000 births | -3.14% |
| 2016 | 22.3 per 1,000 births | -3.46% |
| 2015 | 23.1 per 1,000 births | -3.75% |
| 2014 | 24 per 1,000 births | -3.61% |
| 2013 | 24.9 per 1,000 births | -4.23% |
| 2012 | 26 per 1,000 births | -3.70% |
| 2011 | 27 per 1,000 births | -3.57% |
| 2010 | 28 per 1,000 births | -4.11% |
| 2009 | 29.2 per 1,000 births | -3.63% |
| 2008 | 30.3 per 1,000 births | -3.81% |
| 2007 | 31.5 per 1,000 births | -3.67% |
| 2006 | 32.7 per 1,000 births | -3.54% |
| 2005 | 33.9 per 1,000 births | -3.42% |
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| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 35.1 per 1,000 births | -3.57% |
| 2003 | 36.4 per 1,000 births | -3.70% |
| 2002 | 37.8 per 1,000 births | -3.57% |
| 2001 | 39.2 per 1,000 births | -3.69% |
| 2000 | 40.7 per 1,000 births | -3.78% |
| 1999 | 42.3 per 1,000 births | -3.64% |
| 1998 | 43.9 per 1,000 births | -3.73% |
| 1997 | 45.6 per 1,000 births | -3.80% |
| 1996 | 47.4 per 1,000 births | -3.85% |
| 1995 | 49.3 per 1,000 births | -3.90% |
| 1994 | 51.3 per 1,000 births | -4.11% |
| 1993 | 53.5 per 1,000 births | -3.95% |
| 1992 | 55.7 per 1,000 births | -4.13% |
| 1991 | 58.1 per 1,000 births | -4.13% |
| 1990 | 60.6 per 1,000 births | -4.11% |
| 1989 | 63.2 per 1,000 births | -3.95% |
| 1988 | 65.8 per 1,000 births | -4.08% |
| 1987 | 68.6 per 1,000 births | -3.92% |
| 1986 | 71.4 per 1,000 births | -3.90% |
| 1985 | 74.3 per 1,000 births | -3.76% |
| 1984 | 77.2 per 1,000 births | -3.74% |
| 1983 | 80.2 per 1,000 births | -13.30% |
| 1982 | 92.5 per 1,000 births | +7.18% |
| 1981 | 86.3 per 1,000 births | -3.47% |
| 1980 | 89.4 per 1,000 births | -3.46% |
| 1979 | 92.6 per 1,000 births | -3.24% |
| 1978 | 95.7 per 1,000 births | -3.33% |
| 1977 | 99 per 1,000 births | -11.69% |
| 1976 | 112.1 per 1,000 births | +6.16% |
| 1975 | 105.6 per 1,000 births | -3.12% |
| 1974 | 109 per 1,000 births | -3.02% |
| 1973 | 112.4 per 1,000 births | -3.02% |
| 1972 | 115.9 per 1,000 births | -3.01% |
| 1971 | 119.5 per 1,000 births | -2.77% |
| 1970 | 122.9 per 1,000 births | -2.69% |
| 1969 | 126.3 per 1,000 births | -2.62% |
| 1968 | 129.7 per 1,000 births | -2.55% |
| 1967 | 133.1 per 1,000 births | -2.42% |
| 1966 | 136.4 per 1,000 births | -2.29% |
| 1965 | 139.6 per 1,000 births | -2.31% |
| 1964 | 142.9 per 1,000 births | -2.19% |
| 1963 | 146.1 per 1,000 births | -2.14% |
| 1962 | 149.3 per 1,000 births | -2.03% |
| 1961 | 152.4 per 1,000 births | -2.12% |
| 1960 | 155.7 per 1,000 births | — |
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