El Salvador vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Death rate

El Salvador
7.52 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
7.56 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
El Salvador rank
115th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
112th

Death rate over time

  • El Salvador
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 7.56 deaths per 1,000 people against 7.52 deaths per 1,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 115th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 112th of 236 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Difference Ahead
1950s 19.82 deaths per 1,000 people 12.41 deaths per 1,000 people 7.42 deaths per 1,000 people El Salvador
1960s 16.64 deaths per 1,000 people 8.34 deaths per 1,000 people 8.3 deaths per 1,000 people El Salvador
1970s 13.53 deaths per 1,000 people 5.97 deaths per 1,000 people 7.56 deaths per 1,000 people El Salvador
1980s 10.85 deaths per 1,000 people 5.02 deaths per 1,000 people 5.84 deaths per 1,000 people El Salvador
1990s 6.94 deaths per 1,000 people 4.81 deaths per 1,000 people 2.13 deaths per 1,000 people El Salvador
2000s 7.12 deaths per 1,000 people 5.23 deaths per 1,000 people 1.89 deaths per 1,000 people El Salvador
2010s 7.3 deaths per 1,000 people 6.15 deaths per 1,000 people 1.15 deaths per 1,000 people El Salvador
2020s 8.06 deaths per 1,000 people 7.49 deaths per 1,000 people 0.571 deaths per 1,000 people El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, El Salvador or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 7.56 deaths per 1,000 people against 7.52 deaths per 1,000 people in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in death rate between El Salvador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for death rate?
El Salvador ranks 115th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 112th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.