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
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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

Indicator
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases 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

Reported deaths from cardiovascular diseases per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.