El Salvador vs Italy: Number of infant deaths
El Salvador
913.0%
in 2023
Italy
917.0%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
110th
Italy rank
109th
Number of infant deaths over time
- El Salvador
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 917.0% against 913.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 4.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Italy ahead.
El Salvador ranks 110th 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 | 15,615.0% | 41,757.0% | 26,142.0% | Italy |
| 1960s | 16,595.5% | 34,771.5% | 18,176.0% | Italy |
| 1970s | 16,125.7% | 18,371.1% | 2,245.4% | Italy |
| 1980s | 11,457.5% | 6,644.5% | 4,813.0% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 6,552.3% | 3,637.1% | 2,915.2% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2,915.0% | 2,174.4% | 740.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1,476.8% | 1,508.2% | 31.4% | Italy |
| 2020s | 976.2% | 981.2% | 5.0% | 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 917.0% against 913.0% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between El Salvador and Italy?
- 4.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Italy?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Italy rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- El Salvador ranks 110th and Italy ranks 109th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.