Number of infant deaths, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of infant deaths, male was 490 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, male in El Salvador, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, male in El Salvador is 490, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in El Salvador peaked at 9,983 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 490, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 110th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of infant deaths, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9,467 | — |
| 1961 | 9,576 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 9,731 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 9,849 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 9,928 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 9,983 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 9,982 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 9,953 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 9,903 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 9,810 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 9,702 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 9,668 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 9,631 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 9,536 | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 9,416 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 9,250 | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 9,057 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 8,823 | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 8,577 | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 8,315 | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 8,746 | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 7,649 | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 7,229 | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 6,791 | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 6,377 | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 5,988 | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 5,657 | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 5,422 | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 5,228 | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 4,993 | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 4,751 | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 4,499 | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 4,236 | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 3,964 | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 3,722 | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 3,516 | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 3,305 | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 3,076 | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 2,878 | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 2,676 | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 2,441 | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 2,213 | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 1,996 | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 1,795 | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 1,620 | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 1,476 | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 1,366 | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 1,275 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 1,189 | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 1,116 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 1,060 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1,010 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 962 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 914 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 869 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 821 | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 761 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 701 | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 652 | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 617 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 586 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 558 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 534 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 510 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 490 | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,818 | 9,467 | 9,983 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9,198 | 8,315 | 9,702 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,408 | 4,993 | 8,746 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,662 | 2,676 | 4,751 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,649 | 1,116 | 2,441 | 10 |
| 2010s | 836.7 | 617 | 1,060 | 10 |
| 2020s | 535.6 | 490 | 586 | 5 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100,758 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in El Salvador?
- Number of infant deaths, male in El Salvador was 490 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 9,983 in 1965.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 490 in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- El Salvador ranks 110th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.