Belize vs El Salvador: Cancer death rate by age group

Belize
12.48 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
El Salvador
11.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Belize rank
3rd
El Salvador rank
4th

Cancer death rate by age group over time

  • Belize
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Belize currently reports 12.48 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.17 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.

Belize ranks 3rd and El Salvador ranks 4th of 111 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6467 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador
2000s 6.82 deaths per 100,000 people 3.52 deaths per 100,000 people 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people Belize
2010s 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people 4.63 deaths per 100,000 people 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Belize or El Salvador?
Belize, at 12.48 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.17 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Belize and El Salvador?
1.31 deaths per 100,000 people, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and El Salvador?
27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do Belize and El Salvador rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
Belize ranks 3rd and El Salvador ranks 4th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cancer death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cancer death rate by age group
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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