El Salvador vs Oman: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
El Salvador
0.88 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Oman
0.83 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
El Salvador rank
120th
Oman rank
123rd
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- El Salvador
- Oman
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.88 per 1,000 live births against 0.83 per 1,000 live births in Oman, a difference of 0.05 per 1,000 live births.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Oman's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Oman ahead.
El Salvador ranks 120th and Oman ranks 123rd of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Oman in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.73 per 1,000 live births | 20.5 per 1,000 live births | 7.78 per 1,000 live births | Oman |
| 1970s | 10.17 per 1,000 live births | 12.99 per 1,000 live births | 2.83 per 1,000 live births | Oman |
| 1980s | 6.56 per 1,000 live births | 5.74 per 1,000 live births | 0.828 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 3.71 per 1,000 live births | 2.15 per 1,000 live births | 1.56 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.09 per 1,000 live births | 1.1 per 1,000 live births | 0.991 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.29 per 1,000 live births | 0.909 per 1,000 live births | 0.385 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.95 per 1,000 live births | 0.848 per 1,000 live births | 0.102 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, El Salvador or Oman?
- El Salvador, at 0.88 per 1,000 live births against 0.83 per 1,000 live births in Oman as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between El Salvador and Oman?
- 0.05 per 1,000 live births, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Oman?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Oman rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- El Salvador ranks 120th and Oman ranks 123rd 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.