Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in El Salvador
El Salvador: Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds was 4.72 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in El Salvador, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in El Salvador is 4.72, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in El Salvador peaked at 6.07 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.02, in 2012.
That places El Salvador 61st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.07 | — |
| 1991 | 5.58 | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 5.18 | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 4.85 | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 4.58 | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 4.35 | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 4.15 | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 3.97 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 4.74 | +19.4% |
| 1999 | 3.69 | -22.1% |
| 2000 | 3.59 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 5.22 | +45.5% |
| 2002 | 3.44 | -34.1% |
| 2003 | 3.39 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 3.34 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 3.3 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.25 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.21 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 3.15 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 3.64 | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 3.05 | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 3.02 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 3.02 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.05 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.13 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 3.26 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 3.45 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 3.7 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 3.98 | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 4.27 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 4.49 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 4.63 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 4.7 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 4.74 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 4.72 | -0.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 4.72 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.57, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 4.72 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.7, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +45.5% | 3.59 | 5.22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.72 | 3.69 | 6.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.55 | 3.15 | 5.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.39 | 3.02 | 4.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.66 | 4.49 | 4.74 | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in El Salvador?
- Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in El Salvador was 4.72 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.07 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.02 in 2012.
- How does El Salvador rank for mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds?
- El Salvador ranks 61st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds (probability of dying per 1000 children aged 5-14 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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