El Salvador vs Italy: Number of infant deaths
El Salvador
875 deaths
in 2024
Italy
882 deaths
in 2024
El Salvador rank
111th
Italy rank
109th
Number of infant deaths over time
- El Salvador
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 882 deaths against 875 deaths in El Salvador, a difference of 7 deaths.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Italy ahead.
El Salvador ranks 111th and Italy ranks 109th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16,890 deaths | 41,754 deaths | 24,864 deaths | Italy |
| 1960s | 17,892 deaths | 34,769 deaths | 16,877 deaths | Italy |
| 1970s | 16,736 deaths | 18,374 deaths | 1,638 deaths | Italy |
| 1980s | 11,583 deaths | 6,645 deaths | 4,939 deaths | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 6,553 deaths | 3,636 deaths | 2,917 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2,911 deaths | 2,174 deaths | 736.4 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1,480 deaths | 1,508 deaths | 28.5 deaths | Italy |
| 2020s | 955.4 deaths | 961.2 deaths | 5.8 deaths | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, El Salvador or Italy?
- Italy, at 882 deaths against 875 deaths in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between El Salvador and Italy?
- 7 deaths, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Italy?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Italy rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- El Salvador ranks 111th and Italy ranks 109th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .