El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Infant mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1
El Salvador
8.84
in 2024
Nicaragua
9.44
in 2024
El Salvador rank
28th
Nicaragua rank
25th
Infant mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 9.44 against 8.84 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.6.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 28th and Nicaragua ranks 25th of 36 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 142.33 | 137.06 | 5.27 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 127.26 | 129.72 | 2.47 | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 101.67 | 111.3 | 9.63 | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 65.63 | 68.32 | 2.68 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 37.11 | 44.93 | 7.82 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 20.91 | 26.15 | 5.24 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 12.95 | 15.81 | 2.86 | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 9.51 | 11.82 | 2.31 | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 9.44 against 8.84 in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1 between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 0.6, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for infant mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1?
- El Salvador ranks 28th and Nicaragua ranks 25th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Infant mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.