Barbados vs El Salvador: Death rate from drowning
Barbados
2.86 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador
2.79 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Barbados rank
102nd
El Salvador rank
104th
Death rate from drowning over time
- Barbados
- El Salvador
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 102nd and El Salvador ranks 104th of 194 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.476 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 3.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.044 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 2020s | 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.345 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from drowning, Barbados or El Salvador?
- Barbados, at 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from drowning between Barbados and El Salvador?
- 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and El Salvador?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Barbados and El Salvador rank globally for death rate from drowning?
- Barbados ranks 102nd and El Salvador ranks 104th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from drowning in both sexes, per 100,000 people.