Barbados vs El Salvador: Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)

Barbados
9.05
in 2024
El Salvador
8.84
in 2024
Barbados rank
120th
El Salvador rank
121st

Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) over time

  • Barbados
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 9.05 against 8.84 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.21.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was El Salvador ahead.

Barbados ranks 120th and El Salvador ranks 121st of 200 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados El Salvador Difference Ahead
1950s 93.23 142.33 49.1 El Salvador
1960s 54.35 127.26 72.91 El Salvador
1970s 32.73 101.67 68.93 El Salvador
1980s 19.93 65.63 45.71 El Salvador
1990s 13.96 37.11 23.15 El Salvador
2000s 13.24 20.91 7.68 El Salvador
2010s 11.76 12.95 1.19 El Salvador
2020s 9.65 9.51 0.1391 Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1), Barbados or El Salvador?
Barbados, at 9.05 against 8.84 in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) between Barbados and El Salvador?
0.21, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and El Salvador?
70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Barbados and El Salvador rank globally for infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)?
Barbados ranks 120th and El Salvador ranks 121st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
213 places, 13,719 data points, 1931–2024
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