El Salvador vs Oman: Infant mortality rate by sex
El Salvador
0.797 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Oman
0.7471 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
El Salvador rank
123rd
Oman rank
125th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- El Salvador
- Oman
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.797 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7471 deaths per 100 live births in Oman, a difference of 0.0499 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Oman's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Oman ahead.
El Salvador ranks 123rd and Oman ranks 125th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Oman in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.75 deaths per 100 live births | 23.11 deaths per 100 live births | 10.35 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1960s | 11.7 deaths per 100 live births | 19.16 deaths per 100 live births | 7.46 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1970s | 9.3 deaths per 100 live births | 12.09 deaths per 100 live births | 2.79 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1980s | 5.97 deaths per 100 live births | 5.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7591 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 3.34 deaths per 100 live births | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9838 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8916 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8172 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3429 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.8546 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7622 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0923 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, El Salvador or Oman?
- El Salvador, at 0.797 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7471 deaths per 100 live births in Oman as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between El Salvador and Oman?
- 0.0499 deaths per 100 live births, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Oman?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Oman rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- El Salvador ranks 123rd and Oman ranks 125th 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 .