Colombia vs El Salvador: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Colombia
0.9%
in 2023
El Salvador
0.8%
in 2023
Colombia rank
128th
El Salvador rank
130th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Colombia
- El Salvador
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
Colombia ranks 128th and El Salvador ranks 130th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.6% | 13.2% | 2.6% | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 7.9% | 12.0% | 4.1% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 5.5% | 10.1% | 4.6% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 7.3% | 4.0% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 3.5% | 1.3% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.9% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Colombia or El Salvador?
- Colombia, at 0.9% against 0.8% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Colombia and El Salvador?
- 0.1%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Colombia ranks 128th and El Salvador ranks 130th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.