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
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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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Indicator
Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
109 places, 4,746 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from respiratory infections per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.