Number of child deaths per woman in El Salvador

El Salvador: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.0194 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0194 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
124th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.45 under-five deaths per woman
in 1955
All-time low
0.0194 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Years of data
70
1955–2024

Number of child deaths per woman in El Salvador, 1955–2024

00.511.5195519892024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.0194 under-five deaths per woman for number of child deaths per woman in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in El Salvador peaked at 1.45 under-five deaths per woman in 1955 and was at its lowest, 0.0194 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.

That places El Salvador 124th out of 200 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1.4 under-five deaths per woman 1.35 under-five deaths per woman 1.45 under-five deaths per woman 5
1960s 1.2 under-five deaths per woman 1.02 under-five deaths per woman 1.33 under-five deaths per woman 10
1970s 0.7869 under-five deaths per woman 0.589 under-five deaths per woman 0.9797 under-five deaths per woman 10
1980s 0.3913 under-five deaths per woman 0.2535 under-five deaths per woman 0.651 under-five deaths per woman 10
1990s 0.1681 under-five deaths per woman 0.1116 under-five deaths per woman 0.235 under-five deaths per woman 10
2000s 0.0662 under-five deaths per woman 0.0438 under-five deaths per woman 0.1011 under-five deaths per woman 10
2010s 0.0313 under-five deaths per woman 0.0224 under-five deaths per woman 0.0413 under-five deaths per woman 10
2020s 0.0205 under-five deaths per woman 0.0194 under-five deaths per woman 0.0213 under-five deaths per woman 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 121 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0202 under-five deaths per woman compare
  2. 122 Colombia 0.0199 under-five deaths per woman compare
  3. 123 Libya 0.0197 under-five deaths per woman compare
  4. 125 Turkey 0.0184 under-five deaths per woman compare
  5. 126 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0178 under-five deaths per woman compare
  6. 127 Brunei 0.0178 under-five deaths per woman compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of child deaths per woman in El Salvador?
Number of child deaths per woman in El Salvador was 0.0194 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 1.45 under-five deaths per woman in 1955.
What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0194 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
How does El Salvador rank for number of child deaths per woman?
El Salvador ranks 124th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).