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
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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About this data
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.