What is child mortality rate in El Salvador?

Child mortality rate in El Salvador was 1 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in El Salvador?

The highest recorded value was 22.43 deaths per 100 live births in 1955.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in El Salvador?

The lowest recorded value was 1 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does El Salvador rank for child mortality rate?

El Salvador ranks 122nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this El Salvador data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in El Salvador

Name: Child mortality rate in El Salvador
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

El Salvador: Child mortality rate was 1 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.8%

World rank

122nd

of 200 countries

All-time high

22.43 deaths per 100 live births

in 1955

All-time low

1 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1955–2024

Child mortality rate in El Salvador, 1955–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality rate in El Salvador stood at 1 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in El Salvador peaked at 22.43 deaths per 100 live births in 1955 and was at its lowest, 1 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places El Salvador 122nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, 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	21.45 deaths per 100 live births	20.52 deaths per 100 live births	22.43 deaths per 100 live births	5
1960s	18.18 deaths per 100 live births	16.29 deaths per 100 live births	20.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	13.67 deaths per 100 live births	11.27 deaths per 100 live births	15.86 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	8.56 deaths per 100 live births	6.3 deaths per 100 live births	12.75 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	4.61 deaths per 100 live births	3.42 deaths per 100 live births	5.95 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.51 deaths per 100 live births	1.94 deaths per 100 live births	3.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.51 deaths per 100 live births	1.22 deaths per 100 live births	1.84 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.08 deaths per 100 live births	1 deaths per 100 live births	1.17 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

119 Cape Verde 1.11 deaths per 100 live births compare
120 Costa Rica 1.04 deaths per 100 live births compare
121 Oman 1.03 deaths per 100 live births compare
123 Brunei 0.99 deaths per 100 live births compare
124 Barbados 0.98 deaths per 100 live births compare
124 Libya 0.98 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

More health data for El Salvador

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 104 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 64,756 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 62,076 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 63,399 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 60,556 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,274 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 58,333 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in El Salvador?: Child mortality rate in El Salvador was 1 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 22.43 deaths per 100 live births in 1955.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 1 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does El Salvador rank for child mortality rate?: El Salvador ranks 122nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.