El Salvador vs Panama: Diarrheal diseases death rate

El Salvador
3.7 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Panama
4.49 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador rank
88th
Panama rank
85th

Diarrheal diseases death rate over time

  • El Salvador
  • Panama
2.557.51012.5200020102021

How they compare

Panama currently reports 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 88th and Panama ranks 85th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 8.4 deaths per 100,000 people 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people 3.52 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador
2010s 4.42 deaths per 100,000 people 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people 0.054 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador
2020s 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher diarrheal diseases death rate, El Salvador or Panama?
Panama, at 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador as of 2021.
What is the difference in diarrheal diseases death rate between El Salvador and Panama?
0.79 deaths per 100,000 people, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for diarrheal diseases death rate?
El Salvador ranks 88th and Panama ranks 85th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Diarrheal diseases death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Diarrheal diseases death rate
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
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Estimated number of deaths from diarrhoeal diseases in both sexes, per 100,000 people.