El Salvador vs Latin America & Caribbean: Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, male

El Salvador
44.7%
in 2021
Latin America & Caribbean
28.0%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
5th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
3rd

Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, male over time

  • El Salvador
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 44.7% against 28.0% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 16.7%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd of 185 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
2000s 54.2% 40.2% 14.0% El Salvador
2010s 51.6% 41.1% 10.5% El Salvador
2020s 45.1% 29.7% 15.4% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, male, El Salvador or Latin America & Caribbean?
El Salvador, at 44.7% against 28.0% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2021.
What is the difference in cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, male between El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean?
16.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, male?
El Salvador ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, male (% of total male deaths ages 15-59). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, male (% of total male deaths ages 15-59)
Unit
% of total male deaths ages 15-59
Source
Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 1,392 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Number of male deaths ages 15-59 due to injury divided by number of all male deaths ages 15-59, expressed by percentage. Injury includes unintentional and intentional injuries.