American Samoa vs El Salvador: Birth rate vs. death rate

American Samoa
15.39 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
El Salvador
15.76 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
American Samoa rank
108th
El Salvador rank
105th

Birth rate vs. death rate over time

  • American Samoa
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 15.76 births per 1,000 people against 15.39 births per 1,000 people in American Samoa, a difference of 0.37 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.

American Samoa ranks 108th and El Salvador ranks 105th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa El Salvador Difference Ahead
1950s 42.9 births per 1,000 people 47.29 births per 1,000 people 4.39 births per 1,000 people El Salvador
1960s 40.64 births per 1,000 people 45.97 births per 1,000 people 5.33 births per 1,000 people El Salvador
1970s 34.58 births per 1,000 people 41.63 births per 1,000 people 7.04 births per 1,000 people El Salvador
1980s 33.82 births per 1,000 people 36.77 births per 1,000 people 2.95 births per 1,000 people El Salvador
1990s 33.99 births per 1,000 people 30.97 births per 1,000 people 3.02 births per 1,000 people American Samoa
2000s 26.81 births per 1,000 people 22.54 births per 1,000 people 4.28 births per 1,000 people American Samoa
2010s 19.71 births per 1,000 people 18.36 births per 1,000 people 1.36 births per 1,000 people American Samoa
2020s 15.55 births per 1,000 people 16.03 births per 1,000 people 0.4785 births per 1,000 people El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, American Samoa or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 15.76 births per 1,000 people against 15.39 births per 1,000 people in American Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between American Samoa and El Salvador?
0.37 births per 1,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and El Salvador?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do American Samoa and El Salvador rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
American Samoa ranks 108th and El Salvador ranks 105th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.