Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 429 deaths in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in El Salvador, 1986–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 429 deaths for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in El Salvador peaked at 4,422 deaths in 1986 and was at its lowest, 429 deaths, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 116th out of 199 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.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 4,422 deaths | — |
| 1987 | 4,389 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 4,311 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 4,213 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 4,087 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 3,955 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 3,784 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 3,593 deaths | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 3,449 deaths | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 3,325 deaths | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 3,170 deaths | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 2,985 deaths | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 2,852 deaths | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 2,593 deaths | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 2,341 deaths | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 2,105 deaths | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 1,879 deaths | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 1,683 deaths | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 1,516 deaths | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 1,386 deaths | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 1,285 deaths | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 1,195 deaths | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 1,110 deaths | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 1,046 deaths | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 990 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 941 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 888 deaths | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 837 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 790 deaths | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 736 deaths | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 671 deaths | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 618 deaths | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 574 deaths | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 545 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 514 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 490 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 466 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 447 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 429 deaths | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,334 deaths | 4,213 deaths | 4,422 deaths | 4 |
| 1990s | 3,379 deaths | 2,593 deaths | 4,087 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,555 deaths | 1,046 deaths | 2,341 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 759 deaths | 545 deaths | 990 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 469.2 deaths | 429 deaths | 514 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in El Salvador?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in El Salvador was 429 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 4,422 deaths in 1986.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 429 deaths in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- El Salvador ranks 116th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. 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 Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .