Child mortality rate ihme in El Salvador
El Salvador: Child mortality rate ihme was 1.09 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate ihme in El Salvador, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.09 for child mortality rate ihme in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate ihme in El Salvador peaked at 27.45 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.09, in 2019.
That places El Salvador 126th out of 201 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25.01 | 21.9 | 27.45 | 10 |
| 1960s | 18.16 | 15.57 | 21.13 | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.2 | 9.69 | 14.92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.83 | 5.91 | 10.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.09 | 3.1 | 5.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.33 | 1.88 | 2.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 1.09 | 1.73 | 10 |
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More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,537 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 104 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0831 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.4295 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.525 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate ihme in El Salvador?
- Child mortality rate ihme in El Salvador was 1.09 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate ihme recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 27.45 in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate ihme recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 in 2019.
- How does El Salvador rank for child mortality rate ihme?
- El Salvador ranks 126th out of 201 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate ihme rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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