Guatemala vs Samoa: Number of child deaths per woman

Guatemala
0.0535 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Samoa
0.0535 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Guatemala rank
74th
Samoa rank
75th

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Guatemala
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 0.0535 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0535 under-five deaths per woman in Samoa, a difference of 0 under-five deaths per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 74th and Samoa ranks 75th of 200 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 7 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Samoa Difference Ahead
1950s 1.62 under-five deaths per woman 0.8875 under-five deaths per woman 0.7303 under-five deaths per woman Guatemala
1960s 1.35 under-five deaths per woman 0.7047 under-five deaths per woman 0.6471 under-five deaths per woman Guatemala
1970s 0.9676 under-five deaths per woman 0.3964 under-five deaths per woman 0.5712 under-five deaths per woman Guatemala
1980s 0.6132 under-five deaths per woman 0.1988 under-five deaths per woman 0.4144 under-five deaths per woman Guatemala
1990s 0.3395 under-five deaths per woman 0.1226 under-five deaths per woman 0.2169 under-five deaths per woman Guatemala
2000s 0.1776 under-five deaths per woman 0.0892 under-five deaths per woman 0.0884 under-five deaths per woman Guatemala
2010s 0.0886 under-five deaths per woman 0.0813 under-five deaths per woman 0.0073 under-five deaths per woman Guatemala
2020s 0.0562 under-five deaths per woman 0.0596 under-five deaths per woman 0.0034 under-five deaths per woman Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Guatemala or Samoa?
Guatemala, at 0.0535 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0535 under-five deaths per woman in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Guatemala and Samoa?
0 under-five deaths per woman, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Samoa?
68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Samoa rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Guatemala ranks 74th and Samoa ranks 75th 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).