Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Costa Rica
54.61 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
El Salvador
51.57 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
33rd
El Salvador rank
34th
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 54.61 deaths per 100,000 people against 51.57 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and El Salvador ranks 34th of 109 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 185.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 86.53 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 51.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 140.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 89.71 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 35.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 63.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.31 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, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 54.61 deaths per 100,000 people against 51.57 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd 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.