El Salvador vs Italy: Number of child deaths
El Salvador
997 deaths
in 2024
Italy
1,047 deaths
in 2024
El Salvador rank
112th
Italy rank
111th
Number of child deaths over time
- El Salvador
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1,047 deaths against 997 deaths in El Salvador, a difference of 50 deaths.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.
El Salvador ranks 112th and Italy ranks 111th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,249 deaths | 40,040 deaths | 14,791 deaths | Italy |
| 1970s | 22,333 deaths | 20,860 deaths | 1,473 deaths | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 15,091 deaths | 7,624 deaths | 7,467 deaths | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 8,154 deaths | 4,249 deaths | 3,905 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3,555 deaths | 2,558 deaths | 997.7 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1,732 deaths | 1,790 deaths | 58.8 deaths | Italy |
| 2020s | 1,095 deaths | 1,143 deaths | 48.2 deaths | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, El Salvador or Italy?
- Italy, at 1,047 deaths against 997 deaths in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between El Salvador and Italy?
- 50 deaths, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Italy?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Italy rank globally for number of child deaths?
- El Salvador ranks 112th and Italy ranks 111th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. 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 children aged under 5 .