Guatemala vs Palau: Number of child deaths per woman

Guatemala
0.0535 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Palau
0.0547 under-five deaths per woman
in 2021
Guatemala rank
74th
Palau rank
72nd

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Guatemala
  • Palau
00.511.5195719902024

How they compare

Palau currently reports 0.0547 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0535 under-five deaths per woman in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0012 under-five deaths per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 74th and Palau ranks 72nd of 200 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Palau Difference Ahead
1960s 1.25 under-five deaths per woman 0.5733 under-five deaths per woman 0.6786 under-five deaths per woman Guatemala
1970s 0.9676 under-five deaths per woman 0.304 under-five deaths per woman 0.6636 under-five deaths per woman Guatemala
1980s 0.6132 under-five deaths per woman 0.125 under-five deaths per woman 0.4882 under-five deaths per woman Guatemala
1990s 0.3395 under-five deaths per woman 0.0797 under-five deaths per woman 0.2598 under-five deaths per woman Guatemala
2000s 0.1776 under-five deaths per woman 0.044 under-five deaths per woman 0.1336 under-five deaths per woman Guatemala
2010s 0.0886 under-five deaths per woman 0.0461 under-five deaths per woman 0.0425 under-five deaths per woman Guatemala
2020s 0.0563 under-five deaths per woman 0.0554 under-five deaths per woman 0.0008 under-five deaths per woman Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Guatemala or Palau?
Palau, at 0.0547 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0535 under-five deaths per woman in Guatemala as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Guatemala and Palau?
0.0012 under-five deaths per woman, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Palau?
57 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2021.
How do Guatemala and Palau rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Guatemala ranks 74th and Palau ranks 72nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).