Stillbirth rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Stillbirth rate was 0.8127 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stillbirth rate in El Salvador is 0.8127 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in El Salvador peaked at 1.99 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8127 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 101st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.56 deaths per 100 births | 1.25 deaths per 100 births | 1.99 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 deaths per 100 births | 0.8885 deaths per 100 births | 1.21 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8379 deaths per 100 births | 0.8127 deaths per 100 births | 0.8655 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 98 Indonesia 0.8328 deaths per 100 births compare
- 99 Bolivia 0.8266 deaths per 100 births compare
- 100 North Korea 0.82 deaths per 100 births compare
- 102 Cape Verde 0.8123 deaths per 100 births compare
- 103 Honduras 0.8002 deaths per 100 births compare
- 104 Tajikistan 0.7992 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for El Salvador
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 204,177 people (2100)
- Population density 244.85 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.9% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.77 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 120 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.77 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.77 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.8% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.77 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in El Salvador?
- Stillbirth rate in El Salvador was 0.8127 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.99 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8127 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for stillbirth rate?
- El Salvador ranks 101st out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.