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

El Salvador
261.5
in 2021
Italy
211.6
in 2021
El Salvador rank
106th
Italy rank
109th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Italy
2004006008001.0k1.2k200020102021

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 261.5 against 211.6 in Italy, a difference of 49.9.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 106th and Italy ranks 109th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 807.4 641.45 165.94 El Salvador
2010s 395.84 385.07 10.78 El Salvador
2020s 267.99 220.54 47.45 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, El Salvador or Italy?
El Salvador, at 261.5 against 211.6 in Italy as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause between El Salvador and Italy?
49.9, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Italy?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Italy rank globally for number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause?
El Salvador ranks 106th and Italy ranks 109th 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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About this data

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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