Barbados vs El Salvador: Infant mortality rate by sex
Barbados
0.8338 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
El Salvador
0.797 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Barbados rank
120th
El Salvador rank
123rd
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Barbados
- El Salvador
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.8338 deaths per 100 live births against 0.797 deaths per 100 live births in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0368 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.
Barbados ranks 120th and El Salvador ranks 123rd of 199 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 | 8.61 deaths per 100 live births | 13.14 deaths per 100 live births | 4.53 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 4.94 deaths per 100 live births | 11.7 deaths per 100 live births | 6.76 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 2.93 deaths per 100 live births | 9.3 deaths per 100 live births | 6.37 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | 5.97 deaths per 100 live births | 4.17 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | 3.34 deaths per 100 live births | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6466 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0783 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.8877 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8546 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0331 deaths per 100 live births | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Barbados or El Salvador?
- Barbados, at 0.8338 deaths per 100 live births against 0.797 deaths per 100 live births in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Barbados and El Salvador?
- 0.0368 deaths per 100 live births, 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 by sex?
- Barbados ranks 120th and El Salvador ranks 123rd 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 rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .