Ecuador vs El Salvador: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Ecuador
0.8%
in 2023
El Salvador
0.8%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
131st
El Salvador rank
130th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 74 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 131st and El Salvador ranks 130th of 236 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.3% | 13.2% | 0.9% | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 9.9% | 12.0% | 2.1% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 10.1% | 2.4% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 7.3% | 2.3% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 3.5% | 0.6% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.9% | 0.2% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Ecuador or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Ecuador ranks 131st 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.