El Salvador vs Italy: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region

El Salvador
1,139 deaths
in 2023
Italy
1,038 deaths
in 2023
El Salvador rank
108th
Italy rank
111th

Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time

  • El Salvador
  • Italy
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1,139 deaths against 1,038 deaths in Italy, a difference of 101 deaths.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Italy ahead.

El Salvador ranks 108th and Italy ranks 111th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Italy in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Italy Difference Ahead
1950s 24,531 deaths 58,795 deaths 34,264 deaths Italy
1960s 27,589 deaths 40,335 deaths 12,745 deaths Italy
1970s 25,962 deaths 20,952 deaths 5,011 deaths El Salvador
1980s 19,108 deaths 7,668 deaths 11,440 deaths El Salvador
1990s 8,631 deaths 4,259 deaths 4,372 deaths El Salvador
2000s 3,606 deaths 2,478 deaths 1,128 deaths El Salvador
2010s 1,823 deaths 1,690 deaths 133.4 deaths El Salvador
2020s 1,224 deaths 1,216 deaths 7.5 deaths El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, El Salvador or Italy?
El Salvador, at 1,139 deaths against 1,038 deaths in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between El Salvador and Italy?
101 deaths, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Italy?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Italy rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
El Salvador ranks 108th and Italy ranks 111th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Unit
deaths
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 deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.