Brazil vs El Salvador: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Brazil
49.78 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador
51.57 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Brazil rank
36th
El Salvador rank
34th
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Brazil
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 51.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 49.78 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 36th and El Salvador ranks 34th of 109 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 195.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 185.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.26 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2000s | 99.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 140.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 41.62 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 61.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 63.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, Brazil or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 51.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 49.78 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil as of 2018.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Brazil and El Salvador?
- 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and El Salvador?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do Brazil and El Salvador rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Brazil ranks 36th and El Salvador ranks 34th of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infections death rate by age group. 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 respiratory infections per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.