El Salvador vs Guatemala: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 9.5 per 1,000 live births in El Salvador and 17.6 per 1,000 live births in Guatemala, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 8.1 per 1,000 live births, or 1.86 times that in El Salvador.

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Change since 1950, % · UN

All years Since 1990 Since 2010

Values Change

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World Projection

El SalvadorGuatemalaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

Latest figures

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Country	Latest	10 years before	Rank in 2023	Projected
El Salvador	9.5 2023	13.9	127 of 229	2.6 2100
Guatemala	17.6 2023	25	76 of 229	4.2 2100
World	27.3 2023	33.9		9.6 2100

What the numbers say

Guatemala has been higher since 1988, when it overtook El Salvador.
In 2023, El Salvador ranked 127 and Guatemala ranked 76 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts El Salvador at 2.6 per 1,000 live births and Guatemala at 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	El Salvador	Guatemala	World
2023	9.5	17.6	27.3
2022	9.9	18.2	28.2
2021	10.2	18.8	28.4
2020	10.6	19.5	28.7
2019	11	20.1	29.2
2018	11.4	20.9	29.7
2017	11.9	21.6	30.3
2016	12.3	22.3	31.1
2015	12.8	23.2	32.1
2014	13.4	24.1	32.9
2013	13.9	25	33.9
2012	14.6	26	35
2011	15.3	27.1	36.8
2010	16	28.2	37.7
2009	17	29.3	39.1
2008	17.7	30.5	40.4
2007	18.6	31.6	42
2006	19.6	32.9	43.7
2005	20.7	34.6	45.4
2004	21.7	35.5	47.2
2003	23.1	36.8	48.8
2002	24.2	38.3	50.6
2001	25.8	39.7	52.2
2000	27.1	41.3	53.7
1999	28.7	42.9	55.5
1998	30.6	44.7	57.1
1997	32.1	46.3	58.3
1996	34.1	48.2	59.6
1995	36.3	50.2	60.8
1994	38.8	52.2	62
1993	41.8	54.4	62.9
1992	45.3	56.6	64.1
1991	49.4	58.9	64.9
1990	54	61.5	64.9
1989	59.1	63.8	66.2
1988	64.2	66.3	68
1987	69.3	69.1	68.6
1986	74.4	71.6	70.8
1985	79.2	74.4	72.9
1984	83.7	77.2	74.6
1983	87.8	80	76.1
1982	91.5	91.4	76.6
1981	94.9	85.6	78.7
1980	97.9	88.8	80.6
1979	100.5	91.4	82.5
1978	102.9	94	84.7
1977	105.1	96.9	86.4
1976	107	108	88.1
1975	108.9	102.6	89.6
1974	110.7	105.4	90.9
1973	112.5	108.2	92.1
1972	114.3	111.1	93.6
1971	116.2	113.9	96.1
1970	118.1	116.7	96.9
1969	120.1	119.6	98.3
1968	122.2	122.1	100.2
1967	124.3	125.1	103.1
1966	126.5	127.7	104.9
1965	128.7	130	106.4
1964	130.8	132.5	106.1
1963	132.8	135	107.7
1962	134.7	137.6	110.2
1961	136.5	140.1	121.5
1960	138.1	142.7	131.8
1959	139.6	145.2	125.7
1958	140.8	147.6	117.7
1957	142	149.9	120
1956	142.9	152	121.9
1955	143.7	153.9	124.8
1954	144.4	155.6	127.7
1953	144.9	157.1	130.1
1952	145.3	158.6	132.7
1951	146.7	159.9	136
1950	146.1	161.3	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	El Salvador	Guatemala	World
2024	9.37.2–12.2	17.213.7–21.6	26.9
2025	96.2–12.9	16.812.1–22.7	26.4
2026	8.65.6–13.2	16.410.9–24.4	25.9
2027	8.35.1–13.5	169.9–25.2	25.4
2028	7.94.7–13.8	15.69.2–26.5	24.9
2029	7.64.3–14.2	15.28.5–26.8	24.5
2030	7.44.1–14.2	14.88.2–28	24
2031	7.13.9–14.4	14.47.7–27.8	23.6
2032	6.83.6–14.4	14.17.2–28.5	23.2
2033	6.63.5–14	13.76.9–28.9	22.8
2034	6.43.2–14.2	13.46.5–29	22.3
2035	6.33.1–14.5	13.16.1–28.8	21.9
2036	6.13–14.3	12.75.7–27.5	21.5
2037	5.93–14.3	12.45.6–28.9	21.1
2038	5.82.8–14.3	12.15.5–28.9	20.8
2039	5.62.7–14.7	11.85–29.2	20.4
2040	5.52.6–14.3	11.65–29.1	20
2041	5.42.6–14.6	11.34.8–28.1	19.7
2042	5.22.5–14.2	114.6–29.4	19.4
2043	5.12.4–14.2	10.84.5–30.1	19
2044	52.4–14.1	10.54.4–29.2	18.7
2045	4.92.3–13.6	10.34.2–29.3	18.4
2046	4.82.3–13.7	10.14–28.8	18.2
2047	4.72.2–14.1	9.83.8–28.7	17.9
2048	4.62.1–13.8	9.63.6–28	17.7
2049	4.62.1–14	9.43.5–28.1	17.5
2050	4.52–13.8	9.23.4–27.1	17.3
2051	4.42–13.6	8.93.3–26.3	17.1
2052	4.32–13.9	8.73.2–27.7	16.9
2053	4.22–13.4	8.53–27.8	16.7
2054	4.11.9–12.7	8.33–28.4	16.5
2055	4.11.9–12.8	8.12.9–26.9	16.3
2056	41.8–12.7	7.92.8–27.9	16.1
2057	3.91.8–12.8	7.82.8–27.8	15.9
2058	3.91.8–12.6	7.62.6–28.2	15.7
2059	3.81.8–12.4	7.52.5–27.4	15.5
2060	3.81.8–12.9	7.42.4–27.3	15.3
2061	3.71.7–12.2	7.22.3–26.6	15.1
2062	3.71.7–12.6	7.12.4–26.7	14.9
2063	3.61.6–12.3	72.3–25.8	14.7
2064	3.61.6–12	6.92.3–26.4	14.5
2065	3.51.6–11.9	6.82.2–25.8	14.3
2066	3.51.6–12.3	6.72.3–25.6	14.1
2067	3.41.6–11.9	6.62.1–25.3	13.9
2068	3.41.5–11.5	6.42.1–26	13.8
2069	3.41.5–11.5	6.32.1–26.3	13.6
2070	3.31.5–12.2	6.22.1–26	13.4
2071	3.31.5–12	6.12.1–25.9	13.2
2072	3.31.5–11.9	62.1–25.6	13
2073	3.21.5–11.9	5.92.1–26	12.9
2074	3.21.5–11.5	5.92–26	12.7
2075	3.21.4–11.5	5.82–25.2	12.6
2076	3.11.4–11.3	5.72–25.8	12.4
2077	3.11.4–11.1	5.61.9–25.4	12.3
2078	3.11.3–11.3	5.51.9–24.6	12.1
2079	31.3–10.8	5.41.9–24.9	12
2080	31.3–10.4	5.41.9–24.6	11.8
2081	31.3–10.1	5.31.9–25.9	11.7
2082	31.3–9.9	5.21.8–25.4	11.6
2083	2.91.2–10	5.11.8–24.3	11.5
2084	2.91.3–10.1	5.11.7–23.6	11.4
2085	2.91.2–9.7	51.7–23.7	11.3
2086	2.91.2–9.5	4.91.7–23.5	11.1
2087	2.91.2–9.9	4.91.6–23.7	11
2088	2.81.2–9.5	4.81.6–24	10.9
2089	2.81.1–9.5	4.71.6–24	10.8
2090	2.81.1–9.3	4.71.5–24.1	10.7
2091	2.81.1–9.3	4.61.5–25	10.6
2092	2.71.1–9.2	4.61.5–24.4	10.5
2093	2.71–9.2	4.51.6–25	10.4
2094	2.71–8.8	4.51.5–24.2	10.3
2095	2.71–8.7	4.41.5–23.9	10.1
2096	2.71–8.4	4.41.5–23.8	10
2097	2.61–8.5	4.31.4–23.6	9.9
2098	2.61–8.7	4.31.4–23.3	9.8
2099	2.61–8.6	4.21.4–22.7	9.7
2100	2.61–8.5	4.21.3–23	9.6

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Good to know

Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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