Egypt vs El Salvador: Death rates from different causes

Egypt
42.52 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
El Salvador
51.08 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Egypt rank
106th
El Salvador rank
103rd

Death rates from different causes over time

  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 51.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 42.52 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt, a difference of 8.56 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 106th and El Salvador ranks 103rd of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 30.5 deaths per 100,000 people 63.6 deaths per 100,000 people 33.1 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador
2000s 42.09 deaths per 100,000 people 72.39 deaths per 100,000 people 30.3 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador
2010s 49.07 deaths per 100,000 people 59.65 deaths per 100,000 people 10.59 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rates from different causes, Egypt or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 51.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 42.52 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt as of 2018.
What is the difference in death rates from different causes between Egypt and El Salvador?
8.56 deaths per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and El Salvador?
21 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do Egypt and El Salvador rank globally for death rates from different causes?
Egypt ranks 106th and El Salvador ranks 103rd of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rates from different causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rates from different causes
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
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