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