Infant deaths in El Salvador
El Salvador: Infant deaths was 875 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Infant deaths in El Salvador, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 875 for infant deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant deaths in El Salvador peaked at 4,325 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 875, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 109th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,911 | 1,965 | 4,325 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,480 | 1,098 | 1,866 | 10 |
| 2020s | 955.4 | 875 | 1,044 | 5 |
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More development goals data for El Salvador
- Red List Index 0.8269 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,133 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 609.19 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Neonatal deaths 429 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant deaths in El Salvador?
- Infant deaths in El Salvador was 875 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant deaths recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 4,325 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant deaths recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 875 in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for infant deaths?
- El Salvador ranks 109th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant deaths rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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