El Salvador vs Japan: Tuberculosis death rate
El Salvador
2.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan
2.44 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador rank
118th
Japan rank
115th
Tuberculosis death rate over time
- El Salvador
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 118th and Japan ranks 115th of 194 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.849 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.275 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tuberculosis death rate, El Salvador or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis death rate between El Salvador and Japan?
- 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Japan?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Japan rank globally for tuberculosis death rate?
- El Salvador ranks 118th and Japan ranks 115th 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
Estimated number of deaths from tuberculosis in both sexes, per 100,000 people.