Guatemala vs Iraq: Probability of dying that year, among males
Guatemala
2.0%
in 2023
Iraq
2.1%
in 2023
Guatemala rank
75th
Iraq rank
73rd
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Guatemala
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2.1% against 2.0% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.
Guatemala ranks 75th and Iraq ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.2% | 18.1% | 1.9% | Iraq |
| 1960s | 13.8% | 11.5% | 2.3% | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 11.1% | 7.6% | 3.5% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 8.2% | 5.5% | 2.7% | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 4.5% | 1.1% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 0.3% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.8% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.2% | 0.1% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Guatemala or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 2.1% against 2.0% in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Guatemala and Iraq?
- 0.1%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Iraq?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Iraq rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Guatemala ranks 75th and Iraq ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.