Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus

Costa Rica
1.04 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
El Salvador
1 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
119th
El Salvador rank
121st

Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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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 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was El Salvador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 119th and El Salvador ranks 121st of 198 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
1950s 11.14 deaths per 100 live births 21.45 deaths per 100 live births 10.32 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 vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus, 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 vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus 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?
70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus?
Costa Rica ranks 119th and El Salvador ranks 121st of 198 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 vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus
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
198 places, 13,180 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .