El Salvador vs Iraq: Death rate from road injuries

El Salvador
21.51 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Iraq
21.46 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador rank
33rd
Iraq rank
34th

Death rate from road injuries over time

  • El Salvador
  • Iraq
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 21.51 deaths per 100,000 people against 21.46 deaths per 100,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 33rd and Iraq ranks 34th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Iraq Difference Ahead
2000s 26.48 deaths per 100,000 people 17.84 deaths per 100,000 people 8.63 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador
2010s 18.95 deaths per 100,000 people 18.96 deaths per 100,000 people 0.013 deaths per 100,000 people Iraq
2020s 19.12 deaths per 100,000 people 19.62 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from road injuries, El Salvador or Iraq?
El Salvador, at 21.51 deaths per 100,000 people against 21.46 deaths per 100,000 people in Iraq as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from road injuries between El Salvador and Iraq?
0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iraq?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Iraq rank globally for death rate from road injuries?
El Salvador ranks 33rd and Iraq ranks 34th 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 road injuries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate from road injuries
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 road injury in both sexes, per 100,000 people.