El Salvador Infant Mortality Rate
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births SP.DYN.IMRT.IN
El Salvador's infant mortality rate was 8.5 in 2025, ranked 119th globally. This represents a 8.0% decrease from 2024. Data from World Bank, covering 1960–2025.
Overview
El Salvador's infant mortality rate stood at 8.5 in 2025, a decline of +0.7 from 2023. Based on recent trends, this figure is projected to reach 8.5 by 2025. El Salvador ranked 119th globally.
El Salvador’s infant mortality rate has fallen dramatically from an all‑time peak of 125.50 in 1960 to a trough of 8.46 in 2025, placing the country at 119th globally among 195 reporting nations. This 93.04‑point decline over 65 years reflects sustained improvements in prenatal care, vaccination coverage and health‑system financing, mirroring regional advances seen in Tunisia (8.66) and Türkiye (8.38). The steepest reductions occurred during the 1990s and early 2000s, when public health reforms expanded rural clinic networks and introduced conditional cash‑transfer programmes that incentivised maternal health visits. Despite the progress, the current rate remains slightly higher than São Tomé and Principe’s 8.40, indicating room for further gains through targeted nutrition interventions and expanded neonatal intensive care capacity. Continued investment in primary health services and socioeconomic development is likely to sustain the downward trajectory, potentially bringing the rate below eight births per 1,000 live births within the next decade.
Data & projection
| Year | Infant Mortality Rate | YoY change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* trend | 8.1 | - | - |
| 2025* trend | 8.5 | - | - |
| 2025 | 8.5 | −0.7 | #119 |
| 2023 | 9.2 | −0.3 | #78 |
| 2022 | 9.5 | −0.3 | #79 |
| 2021 | 9.8 | −0.4 | #79 |
| 2020 | 10.2 | −0.4 | #79 |
| 2019 | 10.6 | −0.5 | #78 |
| 2018 | 11.1 | −0.4 | #78 |
| 2017 | 11.5 | −0.5 | #77 |
| 2016 | 12.0 | −0.5 | #78 |
| 2015 | 12.5 | −0.6 | #79 |
| 2014 | 13.1 | −0.5 | #80 |
| 2013 | 13.6 | −0.7 | #81 |
| 2012 | 14.3 | −0.6 | #83 |
| 2011 | 14.9 | −0.7 | #84 |
| 2010 | 15.6 | −0.8 | #86 |
Detected Pattern
Analysis
El Salvador matched the Stagflation Risk pattern in 1989. Historically, 38% of countries showing this pattern (117 out of 307) saw infant mortality rate improve within 24 months. View full analysis →
Frequently Asked Questions
El Salvador's infant mortality rate was 8.5 in 2025. Ranked 119th globally. This represents a 8.0% decrease from the previous year.
El Salvador's infant mortality rate peaked at 125.5 in 1960.
The lowest infant mortality rate in El Salvador was 8.5 in 2025.
El Salvador ranks 119th globally in infant mortality rate as of 2025.
The World Bank indicator code is SP.DYN.IMRT.IN. Data sourced from World Bank.
El Salvador's infant mortality rate is projected to reach 8.5 by 2025 based on trend extrapolation.
The infant mortality rate of El Salvador in 2025 was 8.5. This ranks 119th in the world.
Cite this page
@misc{historysaid_el-salvador_infant-mortality,
title = {El Salvador Infant Mortality Rate},
url = {https://historysaid.com/el-salvador/infant-mortality/},
publisher = {HistorySaid},
year = {2026}
}