El Salvador vs Oman: Child mortality rate by sex
El Salvador
0.9072 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Oman
0.9347 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
El Salvador rank
123rd
Oman rank
121st
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- El Salvador
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 0.9347 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9072 deaths per 100 live births in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0275 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Oman ahead.
El Salvador ranks 123rd and Oman ranks 121st of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Oman in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.46 deaths per 100 live births | 38.02 deaths per 100 live births | 18.57 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1960s | 17.16 deaths per 100 live births | 29.69 deaths per 100 live births | 12.53 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1970s | 12.79 deaths per 100 live births | 17.02 deaths per 100 live births | 4.23 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1980s | 7.92 deaths per 100 live births | 6.87 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 4.19 deaths per 100 live births | 2.42 deaths per 100 live births | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3361 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.9759 deaths per 100 live births | 0.952 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0239 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, El Salvador or Oman?
- Oman, at 0.9347 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9072 deaths per 100 live births in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between El Salvador and Oman?
- 0.0275 deaths per 100 live births, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Oman?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Oman rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- El Salvador ranks 123rd and Oman ranks 121st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .