El Salvador - Infant Mortality Rate

Since 2014, El Salvador Infant Mortality Rate fell by 4.4% year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 321 among other countries in Infant Mortality Rate with 12.08 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births. El Salvador is overtaken by Jamaica, which was number 320 at 12.09 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births and is followed by Brazil at 12.04 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births. Central African Republic lead the ranking with 89.77 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births in 2019, -1.3% compared to 2018. Central African Republic, Nigeria and Somalia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Venezuela witnessed the best average annual growth at +8.9% per year, while Montenegro recorded the worst performance at -12.8% per year.

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Date Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births
2019 12.08
2018 12.96
2017 13.42
2016 13.97
2015 14.53
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How does El Salvador rank in Infant Mortality Rate?

# 582 Countries Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Central African Republic
90 2019 -1.3 % -2.2 % View data
3 #3
Nigeria
81 2019 -1.7 % -1.3 % View data
319 #319
Barbados
12 2019 -1.1 % -2.3 % View data
321 #321
El Salvador
12 2019 -6.8 % -4.4 % View data
326 #326
Belize
12 2019 -4.0 % -5.0 % View data
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