El Salvador vs New Caledonia: Infant mortality rate

El Salvador
1.0%
in 2023
New Caledonia
0.9%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
128th
New Caledonia rank
130th

Infant mortality rate over time

  • El Salvador
  • New Caledonia
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 74 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 128th and New Caledonia ranks 130th of 236 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1950s 14.4% 10.2% 4.2% El Salvador
1960s 12.9% 7.2% 5.8% El Salvador
1970s 11.0% 4.8% 6.1% El Salvador
1980s 8.0% 3.2% 4.9% El Salvador
1990s 3.9% 2.1% 1.8% El Salvador
2000s 2.2% 1.5% 0.6% El Salvador
2010s 1.3% 1.2% 0.2% El Salvador
2020s 1.0% 1.0% 0.0% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, El Salvador or New Caledonia?
El Salvador, at 1.0% against 0.9% in New Caledonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between El Salvador and New Caledonia?
0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and New Caledonia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and New Caledonia rank globally for infant mortality rate?
El Salvador ranks 128th and New Caledonia ranks 130th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rate
Unit
% of infants
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Share of newborns who die before reaching the age of one.