El Salvador vs Libya: Child mortality rate
El Salvador
1 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Libya
0.98 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
El Salvador rank
122nd
Libya rank
124th
Child mortality rate over time
- El Salvador
- Libya
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1 deaths per 100 live births against 0.98 deaths per 100 live births in Libya, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Libya ahead.
El Salvador ranks 122nd and Libya ranks 124th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.21 deaths per 100 live births | 32.62 deaths per 100 live births | 11.42 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1960s | 18.18 deaths per 100 live births | 20.74 deaths per 100 live births | 2.56 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1970s | 13.67 deaths per 100 live births | 10.19 deaths per 100 live births | 3.48 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 8.56 deaths per 100 live births | 5.72 deaths per 100 live births | 2.83 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 4.61 deaths per 100 live births | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.182 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.093 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.396 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, El Salvador or Libya?
- El Salvador, at 1 deaths per 100 live births against 0.98 deaths per 100 live births in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between El Salvador and Libya?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Libya?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Libya rank globally for child mortality rate?
- El Salvador ranks 122nd and Libya ranks 124th 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
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.