El Salvador vs Romania: Number of infant deaths
El Salvador
913.0%
in 2023
Romania
990.0%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
110th
Romania rank
107th
Number of infant deaths over time
- El Salvador
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 990.0% against 913.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 77.0%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Romania ahead.
El Salvador ranks 110th and Romania ranks 107th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15,615.0% | 32,607.8% | 16,992.8% | Romania |
| 1960s | 16,595.5% | 19,372.7% | 2,777.2% | Romania |
| 1970s | 16,125.7% | 14,746.8% | 1,378.9% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 11,457.5% | 9,276.5% | 2,181.0% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 6,552.3% | 5,785.0% | 767.3% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2,915.0% | 3,425.7% | 510.7% | Romania |
| 2010s | 1,476.8% | 1,670.9% | 194.1% | Romania |
| 2020s | 976.2% | 1,012.2% | 36.0% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, El Salvador or Romania?
- Romania, at 990.0% against 913.0% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between El Salvador and Romania?
- 77.0%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Romania?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Romania rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- El Salvador ranks 110th and Romania ranks 107th 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.