El Salvador vs Iraq: Tuberculosis death rate

El Salvador
2.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Iraq
2.1 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador rank
118th
Iraq rank
120th

Tuberculosis death rate over time

  • El Salvador
  • Iraq
23456200020102021

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iraq ahead.

El Salvador ranks 118th and Iraq ranks 120th 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 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people 4.8 deaths per 100,000 people 2.48 deaths per 100,000 people Iraq
2010s 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people 0.727 deaths per 100,000 people Iraq
2020s 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tuberculosis death rate, El Salvador or Iraq?
El Salvador, at 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people in Iraq as of 2021.
What is the difference in tuberculosis death rate between El Salvador and Iraq?
0.12 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 tuberculosis death rate?
El Salvador ranks 118th and Iraq ranks 120th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Tuberculosis death rate
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 tuberculosis in both sexes, per 100,000 people.