Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Costa Rica
0.91 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
El Salvador
0.88 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
118th
El Salvador rank
120th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.91 per 1,000 live births against 0.88 per 1,000 live births in El Salvador, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 118th and El Salvador ranks 120th of 195 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.76 per 1,000 live births | 12.73 per 1,000 live births | 5.96 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 4.03 per 1,000 live births | 10.17 per 1,000 live births | 6.14 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1.82 per 1,000 live births | 6.56 per 1,000 live births | 4.74 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.29 per 1,000 live births | 3.71 per 1,000 live births | 2.42 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.998 per 1,000 live births | 2.09 per 1,000 live births | 1.09 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.814 per 1,000 live births | 1.29 per 1,000 live births | 0.48 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.858 per 1,000 live births | 0.95 per 1,000 live births | 0.092 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 0.91 per 1,000 live births against 0.88 per 1,000 live births in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.03 per 1,000 live births, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Costa Rica ranks 118th and El Salvador ranks 120th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.