Trend of Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for El Salvador

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for El Salvador was 9.2. A difference of -0.3 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for El Salvador were 10 and 8.3 respectively in 2023.

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The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of El Salvador for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for El Salvador
Total
Male
Female
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for El Salvador
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Year Total Male Female
1960 125.5 134.4 116
1961 123.6 132.5 114.2
1962 121.9 130.9 112.6
1963 120.2 129.2 110.9
1964 118.6 127.4 109.3
1965 117 125.8 107.8
1966 115.3 124 106.1
1967 113.7 122.3 104.6
1968 112 120.6 103
1969 110.3 118.8 101.4
1970 108.6 117.1 99.7
1971 106.8 115.1 98.1
1972 104.9 113 96.3
1973 102.7 110.6 94.2
1974 100.2 108 91.9
1975 97.5 105 89.5
1976 94.5 101.8 86.8
1977 91.2 98.2 83.8
1978 87.8 94.4 80.7
1979 84.2 90.6 77.3
1980 88.3 94.5 81.7
1981 76.6 82.6 70.3
1982 72.8 78.5 66.7
1983 69 74.5 63.2
1984 65.3 70.5 59.7
1985 61.7 66.7 56.4
1986 58.3 63.2 53.2
1987 55.2 59.8 50.3
1988 52.3 56.7 47.6
1989 49.6 53.9 45.2
1990 47.1 51.2 42.8
1991 44.7 48.6 40.6
1992 42.4 46.1 38.5
1993 40.1 43.7 36.4
1994 37.9 41.2 34.4
1995 35.7 38.9 32.4
1996 33.6 36.6 30.5
1997 31.6 34.5 28.7
1998 29.8 32.5 27
1999 28.1 30.6 25.4
2000 26.5 28.9 23.9
2001 25 27.3 22.6
2002 23.7 25.8 21.4
2003 22.4 24.4 20.2
2004 21.2 23.1 19.1
2005 20.1 21.9 18.1
2006 19 20.8 17.1
2007 18.1 19.8 16.3
2008 17.2 18.8 15.5
2009 16.4 17.9 14.7
2010 15.6 17.1 14
2011 14.9 16.3 13.4
2012 14.3 15.6 12.8
2013 13.6 14.9 12.3
2014 13.1 14.3 11.8
2015 12.5 13.7 11.3
2016 12 13.1 10.9
2017 11.5 12.6 10.4
2018 11.1 12.1 10
2019 10.6 11.6 9.6
2020 10.2 11.1 9.2
2021 9.8 10.7 8.9
2022 9.5 10.3 8.6
2023 9.2 10 8.3