El Salvador vs Türkiye: Mortality rate, infant

El Salvador
9.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Türkiye
9.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
El Salvador rank
120th
Türkiye rank
122nd

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • El Salvador
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 9.2 per 1,000 live births against 9.1 per 1,000 live births in Türkiye, 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 Türkiye ahead.

El Salvador ranks 120th and Türkiye ranks 122nd of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 97.84 per 1,000 live births 124.81 per 1,000 live births 26.97 per 1,000 live births Türkiye
1980s 64.91 per 1,000 live births 82.75 per 1,000 live births 17.84 per 1,000 live births Türkiye
1990s 37.1 per 1,000 live births 46.25 per 1,000 live births 9.15 per 1,000 live births Türkiye
2000s 20.96 per 1,000 live births 22.46 per 1,000 live births 1.5 per 1,000 live births Türkiye
2010s 12.92 per 1,000 live births 11.5 per 1,000 live births 1.42 per 1,000 live births El Salvador
2020s 9.68 per 1,000 live births 8.55 per 1,000 live births 1.12 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, El Salvador or Türkiye?
El Salvador, at 9.2 per 1,000 live births against 9.1 per 1,000 live births in Türkiye as of 2023.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between El Salvador and Türkiye?
0.1 per 1,000 live births, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Türkiye?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Türkiye rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
El Salvador ranks 120th and Türkiye ranks 122nd 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

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