Australia vs El Salvador: Number of infant deaths

Australia
941 deaths
in 2024
El Salvador
875 deaths
in 2024
Australia rank
108th
El Salvador rank
111th

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Australia
  • El Salvador
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k195119872024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 941 deaths against 875 deaths in El Salvador, a difference of 66 deaths.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was El Salvador ahead.

Australia ranks 108th and El Salvador ranks 111th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia El Salvador Difference Ahead
1950s 4,598 deaths 16,890 deaths 12,292 deaths El Salvador
1960s 4,343 deaths 17,892 deaths 13,548 deaths El Salvador
1970s 3,671 deaths 16,736 deaths 13,064 deaths El Salvador
1980s 2,251 deaths 11,583 deaths 9,332 deaths El Salvador
1990s 1,566 deaths 6,553 deaths 4,987 deaths El Salvador
2000s 1,249 deaths 2,911 deaths 1,662 deaths El Salvador
2010s 1,052 deaths 1,480 deaths 427.4 deaths El Salvador
2020s 955.6 deaths 955.4 deaths 0.2 deaths Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Australia or El Salvador?
Australia, at 941 deaths against 875 deaths in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Australia and El Salvador?
66 deaths, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and El Salvador?
69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
How do Australia and El Salvador rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Australia ranks 108th and El Salvador 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Unit
deaths
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .