El Salvador vs Kenya: Death rate from drowning
El Salvador
2.79 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Kenya
2.89 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador rank
104th
Kenya rank
101st
Death rate from drowning over time
- El Salvador
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2.89 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 104th and Kenya ranks 101st of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.771 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.251 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.205 deaths per 100,000 people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from drowning, El Salvador or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 2.89 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 El Salvador and Kenya?
- 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kenya?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Kenya rank globally for death rate from drowning?
- El Salvador ranks 104th and Kenya ranks 101st 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.