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