Colombia vs El Salvador: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Colombia
0.0199 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
El Salvador
0.0194 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Colombia rank
122nd
El Salvador rank
124th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Colombia
- El Salvador
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.0199 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0194 under-five deaths per woman in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was El Salvador ahead.
Colombia ranks 122nd and El Salvador ranks 124th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.01 under-five deaths per woman | 1.4 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3933 under-five deaths per woman | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.7449 under-five deaths per woman | 1.2 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4517 under-five deaths per woman | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.3683 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7869 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4186 under-five deaths per woman | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.1623 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3913 under-five deaths per woman | 0.229 under-five deaths per woman | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.0884 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1681 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0797 under-five deaths per woman | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.0504 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0662 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0158 under-five deaths per woman | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.0297 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0313 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0016 under-five deaths per woman | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.0213 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0205 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0009 under-five deaths per woman | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Colombia or El Salvador?
- Colombia, at 0.0199 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0194 under-five deaths per woman in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Colombia and El Salvador?
- 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Colombia ranks 122nd and El Salvador 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).