Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Child mortality
Costa Rica
1.04 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
El Salvador
1 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
121st
El Salvador rank
123rd
Child mortality over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.04 deaths per 100 live births against 1 deaths per 100 live births in El Salvador, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 121st and El Salvador ranks 123rd of 203 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 44.11 deaths per 100 live births | 46.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1810s | 44.11 deaths per 100 live births | 46.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1820s | 44.11 deaths per 100 live births | 46.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1830s | 44.11 deaths per 100 live births | 46.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1840s | 44.11 deaths per 100 live births | 46.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 44.11 deaths per 100 live births | 46.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 44.11 deaths per 100 live births | 46.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 44.11 deaths per 100 live births | 46.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 44.11 deaths per 100 live births | 46.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 41.18 deaths per 100 live births | 46.14 deaths per 100 live births | 4.97 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 37.84 deaths per 100 live births | 45.8 deaths per 100 live births | 7.95 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 36.81 deaths per 100 live births | 44.86 deaths per 100 live births | 8.05 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 32.43 deaths per 100 live births | 43.78 deaths per 100 live births | 11.34 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 25.27 deaths per 100 live births | 37.48 deaths per 100 live births | 12.21 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 18.2 deaths per 100 live births | 26.57 deaths per 100 live births | 8.37 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 11.98 deaths per 100 live births | 21.25 deaths per 100 live births | 9.26 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 8.9 deaths per 100 live births | 18.18 deaths per 100 live births | 9.28 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 4.94 deaths per 100 live births | 13.67 deaths per 100 live births | 8.73 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 8.56 deaths per 100 live births | 6.4 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 4.61 deaths per 100 live births | 3.1 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.9412 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5662 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.9866 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0983 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 1.04 deaths per 100 live births against 1 deaths per 100 live births in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for child mortality?
- Costa Rica ranks 121st and El Salvador ranks 123rd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.