El Salvador vs Jamaica: Respiratory infections death rate by age group

El Salvador
51.57 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Jamaica
60.41 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
El Salvador rank
34th
Jamaica rank
31st

Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time

  • El Salvador
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 60.41 deaths per 100,000 people against 51.57 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 8.84 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 34th and Jamaica ranks 31st of 109 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Jamaica Difference Ahead
1990s 139.05 deaths per 100,000 people 41.37 deaths per 100,000 people 97.68 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador
2000s 150.84 deaths per 100,000 people 19.87 deaths per 100,000 people 130.97 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador
2010s 62.75 deaths per 100,000 people 37.02 deaths per 100,000 people 25.73 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, El Salvador or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 60.41 deaths per 100,000 people against 51.57 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador as of 2014.
What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between El Salvador and Jamaica?
8.84 deaths per 100,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
15 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2014.
How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
El Salvador ranks 34th and Jamaica ranks 31st 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.