How does El Salvador rank for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?

El Salvador ranks 122nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. 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 Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in El Salvador

Name: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in El Salvador
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

El Salvador: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women was 1 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.7%

World rank

122nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

22.43 deaths per 100 live births

in 1955

All-time low

1 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1955–2024

Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women 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

In 2024, child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in El Salvador stood at 1 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.

The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in El Salvador peaked at 22.43 deaths per 100 live births in 1955 and was at its lowest, 1 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	21.45 deaths per 100 live births	20.52 deaths per 100 live births	22.43 deaths per 100 live births	5
1960s	18.18 deaths per 100 live births	16.29 deaths per 100 live births	20.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	13.67 deaths per 100 live births	11.27 deaths per 100 live births	15.86 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	8.56 deaths per 100 live births	6.3 deaths per 100 live births	12.75 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	4.61 deaths per 100 live births	3.42 deaths per 100 live births	5.95 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.51 deaths per 100 live births	1.94 deaths per 100 live births	3.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.51 deaths per 100 live births	1.22 deaths per 100 live births	1.84 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.08 deaths per 100 live births	1 deaths per 100 live births	1.17 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

119 Cape Verde 1.11 deaths per 100 live births compare
120 Costa Rica 1.04 deaths per 100 live births compare
121 Oman 1.03 deaths per 100 live births compare
123 Brunei 0.9944 deaths per 100 live births compare
124 Libya 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births compare
125 Barbados 0.9764 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for El Salvador

Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 52,732 (2025)
Population, male 47.5% (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 48,491 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 50,765 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 2.26 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 1.55 million (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 48,995 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 51,339 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 50,218 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 57,202 (2025)

All data for El Salvador →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in El Salvador?: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in El Salvador was 1 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 child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 22.43 deaths per 100 live births in 1955.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 1 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does El Salvador rank for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?: El Salvador ranks 122nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. 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 Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,056 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .