Dominican Republic vs El Salvador: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group
Dominican Republic
35.52 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
El Salvador
37.82 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Dominican Republic rank
10th
El Salvador rank
8th
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group over time
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 37.82 deaths per 100,000 people against 35.52 deaths per 100,000 people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 10th and El Salvador ranks 8th of 111 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.61 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 4.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.77 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 31.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group, Dominican Republic or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 37.82 deaths per 100,000 people against 35.52 deaths per 100,000 people in Dominican Republic as of 2018.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group between Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
- 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do Dominican Republic and El Salvador rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group?
- Dominican Republic ranks 10th and El Salvador ranks 8th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cardiovascular diseases 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
Reported deaths from cardiovascular diseases per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.