El Salvador vs Japan: Prostate cancer death rate in men

El Salvador
5.86
in 2018
Japan
5.39
in 2023
El Salvador rank
93rd
Japan rank
96th

Prostate cancer death rate in men over time

  • El Salvador
  • Japan
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 5.86 against 5.39 in Japan, a difference of 0.47.

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 96th 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 6.04 2.47 El Salvador
2000s 10.08 6.84 3.25 El Salvador
2010s 7.99 6.05 1.94 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 against 5.39 in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in prostate cancer death rate in men between El Salvador and Japan?
0.47, 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 96th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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

Indicator
Prostate cancer death rate in men
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,921 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed