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
050100150195519892024

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.

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Indicator
Infant mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 2,492 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed