Australia vs El Salvador: Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause

Australia
214.78
in 2021
El Salvador
261.5
in 2021
Australia rank
108th
El Salvador rank
106th

Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause over time

  • Australia
  • El Salvador
2505007501.0k1.2k200020102021

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 261.5 against 214.78 in Australia, a difference of 46.72.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 108th and El Salvador ranks 106th of 193 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 236.47 807.4 570.93 El Salvador
2010s 227.76 395.84 168.09 El Salvador
2020s 214.33 267.99 53.66 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause, Australia or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 261.5 against 214.78 in Australia as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause between Australia and El Salvador?
46.72, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and El Salvador?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Australia and El Salvador rank globally for number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause?
Australia ranks 108th and El Salvador ranks 106th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
202 places, 4,444 data points, 2000–2021
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