El Salvador vs Spain: Number of child deaths
El Salvador
997 deaths
in 2024
Spain
1,073 deaths
in 2024
El Salvador rank
112th
Spain rank
110th
Number of child deaths over time
- El Salvador
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1,073 deaths against 997 deaths in El Salvador, a difference of 76 deaths.
That makes Spain'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 Spain ahead.
El Salvador ranks 112th and Spain ranks 110th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,249 deaths | 29,020 deaths | 3,771 deaths | Spain |
| 1970s | 22,333 deaths | 15,276 deaths | 7,057 deaths | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 15,091 deaths | 5,868 deaths | 9,224 deaths | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 8,154 deaths | 2,818 deaths | 5,336 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3,555 deaths | 2,078 deaths | 1,477 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1,732 deaths | 1,476 deaths | 255.7 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1,095 deaths | 1,094 deaths | 0.8 deaths | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, El Salvador or Spain?
- Spain, at 1,073 deaths against 997 deaths in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between El Salvador and Spain?
- 76 deaths, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Spain?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Spain rank globally for number of child deaths?
- El Salvador ranks 112th and Spain ranks 110th 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 .