Life satisfaction vs child mortality in El Salvador
El Salvador: Life satisfaction vs child mortality was 6.58 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6.58
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
36th
of 157 countries
All-time high
6.58
in 2025
All-time low
5.81
in 2012
Years of data
14
2011–2025
Life satisfaction vs child mortality in El Salvador, 2011–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 6.58 for life satisfaction vs child mortality in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs child mortality in El Salvador peaked at 6.58 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.81, in 2012.
El Salvador ranks 36th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Life satisfaction vs child mortality in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.96 | — |
| 2012 | 5.81 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 6.13 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 6.07 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 6.17 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 6.25 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 6.35 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 6.06 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 6.12 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 6.12 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.47 | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 6.49 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 6.58 | +1.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 6.58 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.94, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 6.58 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.3, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.09 | 5.81 | 6.35 | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.31 | 6.06 | 6.58 | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 104 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9135 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8849 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life satisfaction vs child mortality in El Salvador?
- Life satisfaction vs child mortality in El Salvador was 6.58 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life satisfaction vs child mortality recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.58 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs child mortality recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.81 in 2012.
- How does El Salvador rank for life satisfaction vs child mortality?
- El Salvador ranks 36th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life satisfaction vs child mortality rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life satisfaction vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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