Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births fell 2.99% to 6.50 in El Salvador in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in El Salvador reached an all time high of 25.9 in 1985 and an all time low of 6.50 in 2019. When compared to El Salvador's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Costa Rica amounted to 5.80, 11.5 in Guatemala, 9.10 in Honduras and 9.80 in Nicaragua in 2019.
El Salvador has been ranked 102nd within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Neonatal Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Belize | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.60 | 9.10 | 8.60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 6.30 | 6.30 | 6.20 | 6.10 | 5.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | 7.80 | 7.50 | 7.20 | 7.00 | 6.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | 13.9 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 12.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | 10.9 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 9.80 | 9.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 8.30 | 8.30 | 8.40 | 8.60 | 8.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | 12.4 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Panama | 9.80 | 9.50 | 9.20 | 8.90 | 8.60 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.70 |
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