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
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
February 2026 Data Release