Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in El Salvador
El Salvador: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex was 0.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in El Salvador, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, probability of dying in infancy, by sex in El Salvador stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying in infancy, by sex in El Salvador peaked at 13.3% in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 130th of 236 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.
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 13.1% | — |
| 1951 | 13.3% | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 13.2% | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 13.2% | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 13.2% | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 13.2% | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 13.2% | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 13.2% | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 13.1% | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 13.0% | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 12.8% | -1.0% |
| 1961 | 12.7% | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 12.5% | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 12.3% | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 12.1% | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 11.9% | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 11.7% | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 11.5% | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 11.3% | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 11.1% | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 10.9% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 10.7% | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 10.5% | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 10.3% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 10.2% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 10.0% | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 9.8% | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 9.6% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 9.4% | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 9.2% | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 8.9% | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 8.6% | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 8.3% | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 8.0% | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 7.6% | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 7.2% | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 6.7% | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 6.3% | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 5.8% | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 5.3% | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 4.9% | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 4.4% | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 4.1% | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.2% | 13.0% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.0% | 11.1% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.1% | 9.2% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.3% | 5.3% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.6% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying in infancy, by sex in El Salvador?
- Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in El Salvador was 0.8% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 1951.
- What is the lowest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- El Salvador ranks 130th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying in infancy, by sex rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.