Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Mortality rate, infant

Costa Rica
9.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
El Salvador
9.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
120th
El Salvador rank
120th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 9.2 per 1,000 live births against 9.2 per 1,000 live births in El Salvador, a difference of 0 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 54 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 120th and El Salvador ranks 120th of 195 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s 40.26 per 1,000 live births 97.84 per 1,000 live births 57.58 per 1,000 live births El Salvador
1980s 18.21 per 1,000 live births 64.91 per 1,000 live births 46.7 per 1,000 live births El Salvador
1990s 12.9 per 1,000 live births 37.1 per 1,000 live births 24.2 per 1,000 live births El Salvador
2000s 9.99 per 1,000 live births 20.96 per 1,000 live births 10.97 per 1,000 live births El Salvador
2010s 8.14 per 1,000 live births 12.92 per 1,000 live births 4.78 per 1,000 live births El Salvador
2020s 8.68 per 1,000 live births 9.68 per 1,000 live births 1 per 1,000 live births El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
Costa Rica, at 9.2 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 Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0 per 1,000 live births, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Costa Rica ranks 120th 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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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
195 places, 10,178 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release