El Salvador vs Spain: Number of infant deaths
El Salvador
875 deaths
in 2024
Spain
878 deaths
in 2024
El Salvador rank
111th
Spain rank
110th
Number of infant deaths over time
- El Salvador
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 878 deaths against 875 deaths in El Salvador, a difference of 3 deaths.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Spain ahead.
El Salvador ranks 111th and Spain ranks 110th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16,890 deaths | 32,081 deaths | 15,190 deaths | Spain |
| 1960s | 17,892 deaths | 25,342 deaths | 7,451 deaths | Spain |
| 1970s | 16,736 deaths | 13,152 deaths | 3,583 deaths | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 11,583 deaths | 4,747 deaths | 6,837 deaths | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 6,553 deaths | 2,253 deaths | 4,300 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2,911 deaths | 1,707 deaths | 1,204 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1,480 deaths | 1,206 deaths | 273.6 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 955.4 deaths | 891.4 deaths | 64 deaths | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, El Salvador or Spain?
- Spain, at 878 deaths against 875 deaths in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between El Salvador and Spain?
- 3 deaths, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Spain?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Spain rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- El Salvador ranks 111th 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 infant 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 1 .