Barbados vs El Salvador: Mortality rate, infant
Barbados
9.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
El Salvador
9.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Barbados rank
119th
El Salvador rank
120th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Barbados
- El Salvador
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 9.3 per 1,000 live births against 9.2 per 1,000 live births in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.
Barbados ranks 119th and El Salvador ranks 120th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.74 per 1,000 live births | 97.84 per 1,000 live births | 65.1 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 19.93 per 1,000 live births | 64.91 per 1,000 live births | 44.98 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 13.95 per 1,000 live births | 37.1 per 1,000 live births | 23.15 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 13.24 per 1,000 live births | 20.96 per 1,000 live births | 7.72 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 11.77 per 1,000 live births | 12.92 per 1,000 live births | 1.15 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 9.75 per 1,000 live births | 9.68 per 1,000 live births | 0.075 per 1,000 live births | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Barbados or El Salvador?
- Barbados, at 9.3 per 1,000 live births against 9.2 per 1,000 live births in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Barbados and El Salvador?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and El Salvador?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and El Salvador rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Barbados ranks 119th and El Salvador ranks 120th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release