Colombia vs El Salvador: Child mortality rate by household wealth

Colombia
1.14 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
El Salvador
1 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Colombia rank
91st
El Salvador rank
92nd

Child mortality rate by household wealth over time

  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
246199020072024

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 1.14 deaths per 100 live births against 1 deaths per 100 live births in El Salvador, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.

Colombia ranks 91st and El Salvador ranks 92nd of 106 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 3.05 deaths per 100 live births 4.69 deaths per 100 live births 1.63 deaths per 100 live births El Salvador
2000s 2.15 deaths per 100 live births 2.51 deaths per 100 live births 0.3532 deaths per 100 live births El Salvador
2010s 1.56 deaths per 100 live births 1.5 deaths per 100 live births 0.0596 deaths per 100 live births Colombia
2020s 1.22 deaths per 100 live births 1.08 deaths per 100 live births 0.1385 deaths per 100 live births Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate by household wealth, Colombia or El Salvador?
Colombia, at 1.14 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 rate by household wealth between Colombia and El Salvador?
0.14 deaths per 100 live births, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?
Colombia ranks 91st and El Salvador ranks 92nd of 106 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 household wealth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality rate by household wealth
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
106 places, 3,710 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births in the middle 20% of the population in terms of wealth.