Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Child mortality complete gapminder

Costa Rica
1.04
in 2024
El Salvador
1
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
121st
El Salvador rank
123rd

Child mortality complete gapminder over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.04 against 1 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.04.

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 46.16 2.05 El Salvador
1810s 44.11 46.16 2.05 El Salvador
1820s 44.11 46.16 2.05 El Salvador
1830s 44.11 46.16 2.05 El Salvador
1840s 44.11 46.16 2.05 El Salvador
1850s 44.11 46.16 2.05 El Salvador
1860s 44.11 46.16 2.05 El Salvador
1870s 44.11 46.16 2.05 El Salvador
1880s 44.11 46.16 2.05 El Salvador
1890s 41.18 46.14 4.97 El Salvador
1900s 37.84 45.8 7.95 El Salvador
1910s 36.81 44.86 8.05 El Salvador
1920s 32.43 43.78 11.34 El Salvador
1930s 25.27 37.48 12.21 El Salvador
1940s 18.2 26.57 8.37 El Salvador
1950s 11.98 21.25 9.26 El Salvador
1960s 8.9 18.18 9.28 El Salvador
1970s 4.94 13.67 8.73 El Salvador
1980s 2.16 8.56 6.4 El Salvador
1990s 1.51 4.61 3.1 El Salvador
2000s 1.16 2.51 1.35 El Salvador
2010s 0.9412 1.51 0.5662 El Salvador
2020s 0.9866 1.08 0.0983 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality complete gapminder, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
Costa Rica, at 1.04 against 1 in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality complete gapminder between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.04, 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 complete gapminder?
Costa Rica ranks 121st and El Salvador ranks 123rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Child mortality complete gapminder. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality complete gapminder
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed