Barbados vs El Salvador: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
Barbados
0.9764 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
El Salvador
1 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Barbados rank
125th
El Salvador rank
122nd
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Barbados
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9764 deaths per 100 live births in Barbados, a difference of 0.0236 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 45 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 125th and El Salvador ranks 122nd of 199 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | 8.56 deaths per 100 live births | 6.31 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 4.61 deaths per 100 live births | 3.05 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | 2.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2283 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.043 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 in extreme poverty, Barbados or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 1 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9764 deaths per 100 live births in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty between Barbados and El Salvador?
- 0.0236 deaths per 100 live births, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and El Salvador?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and El Salvador rank globally for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Barbados ranks 125th and El Salvador ranks 122nd of 199 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 in extreme poverty. 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 .