El Salvador vs Eritrea: Deaths from drowning

El Salvador
176.43 deaths
in 2021
Eritrea
215.97 deaths
in 2021
El Salvador rank
92nd
Eritrea rank
89th

Deaths from drowning over time

  • El Salvador
  • Eritrea
0100200300200020102021

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 215.97 deaths against 176.43 deaths in El Salvador, a difference of 39.54 deaths.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 92nd and Eritrea ranks 89th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Eritrea Difference Ahead
2000s 249.41 deaths 208.55 deaths 40.85 deaths El Salvador
2010s 222.59 deaths 216.1 deaths 6.48 deaths El Salvador
2020s 175.95 deaths 215.01 deaths 39.06 deaths Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from drowning, El Salvador or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 215.97 deaths against 176.43 deaths in El Salvador as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from drowning between El Salvador and Eritrea?
39.54 deaths, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Eritrea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Eritrea rank globally for deaths from drowning?
El Salvador ranks 92nd and Eritrea ranks 89th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths 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
Deaths from drowning
Unit
deaths
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.