Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Under-five mortality rate
Costa Rica
10.41
in 2024
El Salvador
10.05
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
119th
El Salvador rank
121st
Under-five mortality rate over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 10.41 against 10.05 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.36.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 119th and El Salvador ranks 121st of 200 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 111.36 | 214.52 | 103.16 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 88.97 | 181.81 | 92.84 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 49.4 | 136.68 | 87.28 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 21.58 | 85.58 | 64.01 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 15.11 | 46.1 | 30.99 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 11.65 | 25.13 | 13.49 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 9.41 | 15.07 | 5.66 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 9.87 | 10.85 | 0.9834 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 10.41 against 10.05 in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.36, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for under-five mortality rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 119th and El Salvador ranks 121st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.