Which has higher deaths from pneumonia, Dominican Republic or El Salvador?

Dominican Republic, at 1,962 deaths against 1,610 deaths in El Salvador as of 2021.

What is the difference in deaths from pneumonia between Dominican Republic and El Salvador?

352 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and El Salvador?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from pneumonia. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs El Salvador: Deaths from pneumonia

Dominican Republic

1,962 deaths

in 2021

El Salvador

1,610 deaths

in 2021

Dominican Republic rank

102nd

El Salvador rank

105th

Deaths from pneumonia over time

Dominican Republic
El Salvador

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 1,962 deaths against 1,610 deaths in El Salvador, a difference of 352 deaths.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 102nd and El Salvador ranks 105th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	El Salvador	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,849 deaths	1,912 deaths	62.57 deaths	El Salvador
2010s	2,141 deaths	1,942 deaths	199.2 deaths	Dominican Republic
2020s	2,069 deaths	1,665 deaths	404.33 deaths	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from pneumonia, Dominican Republic or El Salvador?: Dominican Republic, at 1,962 deaths against 1,610 deaths in El Salvador as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from pneumonia between Dominican Republic and El Salvador?: 352 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and El Salvador?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Dominican Republic and El Salvador rank globally for deaths from pneumonia?: Dominican Republic ranks 102nd and El Salvador ranks 105th 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 pneumonia. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths from pneumonia
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: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from lower respiratory infections in both sexes.