El Salvador vs Poland: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
El Salvador
1,139 deaths
in 2023
Poland
1,196 deaths
in 2023
El Salvador rank
108th
Poland rank
105th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- El Salvador
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 1,196 deaths against 1,139 deaths in El Salvador, a difference of 57 deaths.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.
El Salvador ranks 108th and Poland ranks 105th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24,531 deaths | 76,515 deaths | 51,984 deaths | Poland |
| 1960s | 27,589 deaths | 29,257 deaths | 1,668 deaths | Poland |
| 1970s | 25,962 deaths | 20,593 deaths | 5,369 deaths | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 19,108 deaths | 16,567 deaths | 2,541 deaths | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 8,631 deaths | 7,544 deaths | 1,087 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3,606 deaths | 2,861 deaths | 745 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1,823 deaths | 1,970 deaths | 146.2 deaths | Poland |
| 2020s | 1,224 deaths | 1,378 deaths | 154.75 deaths | Poland |
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 Poland?
- Poland, at 1,196 deaths against 1,139 deaths in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between El Salvador and Poland?
- 57 deaths, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Poland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Poland rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- El Salvador ranks 108th and Poland ranks 105th 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.