Infant mortality rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Infant mortality rate was 0.8836 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality rate in El Salvador, 1955–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.8836 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in El Salvador peaked at 14.67 deaths per 100 live births in 1955 and was at its lowest, 0.8836 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 122nd of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 14.23 deaths per 100 live births | 13.82 deaths per 100 live births | 14.67 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
| 1960s | 12.73 deaths per 100 live births | 11.77 deaths per 100 live births | 13.63 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.17 deaths per 100 live births | 8.58 deaths per 100 live births | 11.53 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.56 deaths per 100 live births | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 8.99 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.71 deaths per 100 live births | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 4.72 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 deaths per 100 live births | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9507 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8836 deaths per 100 live births | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 119 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9166 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 120 Costa Rica 0.9081 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 121 Barbados 0.9055 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 123 Brunei 0.8593 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 124 Armenia 0.8485 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 125 Oman 0.8294 deaths per 100 live births compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in El Salvador?
- Infant mortality rate in El Salvador was 0.8836 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 14.67 deaths per 100 live births in 1955.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8836 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for infant mortality rate?
- El Salvador ranks 122nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .