El Salvador vs Malaysia: Death rate from drowning

El Salvador
2.79 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Malaysia
2.8 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador rank
104th
Malaysia rank
103rd

Death rate from drowning over time

  • El Salvador
  • Malaysia
0246200020102021

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.01 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 Malaysia ranks 103rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador
2010s 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people 0.829 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador
2020s 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people 0.27 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, El Salvador or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 2.8 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 Malaysia?
0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for death rate from drowning?
El Salvador ranks 104th and Malaysia ranks 103rd 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

Indicator
Death rate from drowning
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
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from drowning in both sexes, per 100,000 people.