El Salvador vs Spain: Number of infant deaths

El Salvador
913.0%
in 2023
Spain
875.0%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
110th
Spain rank
111th

Number of infant deaths over time

  • El Salvador
  • Spain
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k195119872023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 913.0% against 875.0% in Spain, a difference of 38.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 68 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Spain ahead.

El Salvador ranks 110th and Spain ranks 111th 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 15,615.0% 32,081.0% 16,466.0% Spain
1960s 16,595.5% 25,331.1% 8,735.6% Spain
1970s 16,125.7% 13,155.1% 2,970.6% El Salvador
1980s 11,457.5% 4,746.4% 6,711.1% El Salvador
1990s 6,552.3% 2,252.9% 4,299.4% El Salvador
2000s 2,915.0% 1,706.5% 1,208.5% El Salvador
2010s 1,476.8% 1,206.8% 270.0% El Salvador
2020s 976.2% 892.2% 84.0% 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?
El Salvador, at 913.0% against 875.0% in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between El Salvador and Spain?
38.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Spain?
68 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Spain rank globally for number of infant deaths?
El Salvador ranks 110th and Spain ranks 111th 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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Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,536 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.