El Salvador vs Japan: Prostate cancer death rate in men
El Salvador
5.86 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Japan
5.5 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
El Salvador rank
93rd
Japan rank
95th
Prostate cancer death rate in men over time
- El Salvador
- Japan
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 5.86 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 93rd and Japan ranks 95th of 111 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 10.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.25 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 7.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prostate cancer death rate in men, El Salvador or Japan?
- El Salvador, at 5.86 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in prostate cancer death rate in men between El Salvador and Japan?
- 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Japan?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do El Salvador and Japan rank globally for prostate cancer death rate in men?
- El Salvador ranks 93rd and Japan ranks 95th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Prostate cancer death rate in men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from prostate cancer in males in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.