Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births fell 4.17% to 11.5 in Guatemala in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Guatemala reached an all time high of 57.9 in 1964 and an all time low of 11.5 in 2019. When compared to Guatemala's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Belize amounted to 8.10, 6.50 in El Salvador, 9.10 in Honduras and 9.80 in Nicaragua in 2019.
Guatemala has been ranked 71st within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Neonatal Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Belize | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.60 | 9.10 | 8.60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 6.30 | 6.30 | 6.20 | 6.10 | 5.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | 7.80 | 7.50 | 7.20 | 7.00 | 6.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | 13.9 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 12.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | 10.9 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 9.80 | 9.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 8.30 | 8.30 | 8.40 | 8.60 | 8.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | 12.4 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.70 |
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