El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Under-five mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1

El Salvador
10.05
in 2024
Nicaragua
11.24
in 2024
El Salvador rank
27th
Nicaragua rank
25th

Under-five mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nicaragua
050100150200195519892024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 11.24 against 10.05 in El Salvador, a difference of 1.19.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 27th and Nicaragua ranks 25th of 36 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1950s 214.52 196.18 18.34 El Salvador
1960s 181.81 184.8 2.99 Nicaragua
1970s 136.68 153.48 16.8 Nicaragua
1980s 85.58 85.45 0.1302 El Salvador
1990s 46.1 53.93 7.84 Nicaragua
2000s 25.13 30.5 5.37 Nicaragua
2010s 15.07 18.09 3.02 Nicaragua
2020s 10.85 13.54 2.69 Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher under-five mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 11.24 against 10.05 in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in under-five mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1 between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
1.19, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for under-five mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1?
El Salvador ranks 27th and Nicaragua ranks 25th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Under-five mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Under-five mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 2,538 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed