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
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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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.