Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Number of under-five deaths - SDG 3.2.1

Costa Rica
541
in 2024
El Salvador
997
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
20th
El Salvador rank
17th

Number of under-five deaths - SDG 3.2.1 over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
010.0k20.0k30.0k195519892024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 997 against 541 in Costa Rica, a difference of 456.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.8 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 20th and El Salvador ranks 17th of 36 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 5,422 25,249 19,826 El Salvador
1970s 3,016 22,333 19,318 El Salvador
1980s 1,695 15,091 13,396 El Salvador
1990s 1,230 8,154 6,924 El Salvador
2000s 871 3,555 2,684 El Salvador
2010s 660.1 1,732 1,071 El Salvador
2020s 544.6 1,095 550 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths - sdg 3.2.1, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 997 against 541 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths - sdg 3.2.1 between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
456, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for number of under-five deaths - sdg 3.2.1?
Costa Rica ranks 20th and El Salvador ranks 17th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Number of under-five deaths - SDG 3.2.1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths - SDG 3.2.1
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 2,332 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed