Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Infant mortality by sex
Costa Rica
0.9774 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
El Salvador
0.9683 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
120th
El Salvador rank
122nd
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.9774 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9683 deaths per 100 live births in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0091 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 199 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 | 8.63 deaths per 100 live births | 15.26 deaths per 100 live births | 6.62 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 7.34 deaths per 100 live births | 13.69 deaths per 100 live births | 6.35 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 4.45 deaths per 100 live births | 10.99 deaths per 100 live births | 6.54 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | 7.13 deaths per 100 live births | 5.07 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.872 deaths per 100 live births | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5496 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.9214 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1197 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 0.9774 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9683 deaths per 100 live births in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.0091 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 infant mortality by sex?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th and El Salvador ranks 122nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .