Cameroon vs El Salvador: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year

Cameroon
0.7938 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador
0.8013 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Cameroon rank
99th
El Salvador rank
98th

Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year over time

  • Cameroon
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.8013 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.7938 deaths per 100,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0075 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 99th and El Salvador ranks 98th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5377 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7087 deaths per 100,000 people Cameroon
2010s 0.9442 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6018 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3424 deaths per 100,000 people Cameroon
2020s 0.7897 deaths per 100,000 people 0.793 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0033 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year, Cameroon or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.8013 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.7938 deaths per 100,000 people in Cameroon as of 2021.
What is the difference in crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year between Cameroon and El Salvador?
0.0075 deaths per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and El Salvador?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Cameroon and El Salvador rank globally for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
Cameroon ranks 99th and El Salvador ranks 98th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.