Trend of Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Guatemala

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Guatemala was 17.9. A difference of -0.5 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Guatemala were 19.8 and 15.8 respectively in 2023.

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The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Guatemala for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Guatemala
Total
Male
Female
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Guatemala
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Year Total Male Female
1960 155.5 164.7 145.6
1961 152.1 161.2 142.5
1962 148.9 157.9 139.4
1963 145.7 154.5 136.4
1964 142.4 151.1 133.3
1965 139.3 147.7 130.3
1966 136 144.5 127.3
1967 132.7 141 124.1
1968 129.3 137.5 120.8
1969 126 134 117.5
1970 122.5 130.6 114
1971 119 127 110.6
1972 115.5 123.5 107.1
1973 112.1 120.2 103.4
1974 108.6 116.8 99.9
1975 105.2 113.5 96.5
1976 111.4 119.7 102.7
1977 98.7 107 90
1978 95.5 103.7 86.8
1979 92.3 100.6 83.6
1980 89.2 97.2 80.8
1981 86.1 93.9 78
1982 91.9 99.5 84
1983 80.1 87.5 72.3
1984 77.1 84.4 69.5
1985 74.2 81.2 66.8
1986 71.3 78.2 64
1987 68.5 75.2 61.4
1988 65.7 72.3 58.7
1989 63.1 69.6 56.3
1990 60.5 66.9 53.8
1991 58 64.2 51.5
1992 55.7 61.6 49.4
1993 53.4 59.1 47.4
1994 51.3 56.8 45.6
1995 49.3 54.5 43.8
1996 47.4 52.5 42.1
1997 45.6 50.5 40.5
1998 43.9 48.5 39
1999 42.3 46.7 37.6
2000 40.8 45 36.3
2001 39.3 43.4 35
2002 37.9 41.8 33.8
2003 36.6 40.4 32.6
2004 35.3 39 31.4
2005 34 37.6 30.3
2006 32.8 36.2 29.2
2007 31.6 34.9 28.1
2008 30.4 33.7 27
2009 29.3 32.4 26
2010 28.2 31.2 25
2011 27.1 30 24
2012 26.1 28.9 23.1
2013 25.1 27.8 22.2
2014 24.1 26.8 21.4
2015 23.3 25.8 20.6
2016 22.5 24.9 19.9
2017 21.7 24.1 19.2
2018 21 23.3 18.6
2019 20.4 22.5 18
2020 19.7 21.8 17.5
2021 19 21.1 16.9
2022 18.4 20.4 16.4
2023 17.9 19.8 15.8