Ecuador vs El Salvador: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Ecuador
8.52 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
El Salvador
8.54 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ecuador rank
131st
El Salvador rank
130th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 8.54 deaths per 1,000 people against 8.52 deaths per 1,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 131st and El Salvador ranks 130th of 236 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 133.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 144.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.79 deaths per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 106.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 130.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.25 deaths per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 81.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 108.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.06 deaths per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 51.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 76.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.02 deaths per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 30.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 36.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.05 deaths per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 17.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.18 deaths per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 11.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.44 deaths per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 8.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0916 deaths per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Ecuador or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 8.54 deaths per 1,000 people against 8.52 deaths per 1,000 people in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Ecuador ranks 131st and El Salvador ranks 130th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.