Ecuador vs El Salvador: Death rate from drowning
Ecuador
2.75 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador
2.79 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ecuador rank
105th
El Salvador rank
104th
Death rate from drowning over time
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 105th and El Salvador ranks 104th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.475 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from drowning, Ecuador or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from drowning between Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for death rate from drowning?
- Ecuador ranks 105th and El Salvador ranks 104th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – 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.