Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Child mortality rate
Costa Rica
1.04 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
El Salvador
1 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
120th
El Salvador rank
122nd
Child mortality rate over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
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 120th and El Salvador ranks 122nd of 200 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 | 0.941 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.566 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.986 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.096 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, 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 rate 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 rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th and El Salvador ranks 122nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.