Argentina vs El Salvador: Suicide rate, by age
Argentina
0.7722 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador
0.824 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Argentina rank
34th
El Salvador rank
31st
Suicide rate, by age over time
- Argentina
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.824 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.7722 deaths per 100,000 people in Argentina, a difference of 0.0518 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
Argentina ranks 34th and El Salvador ranks 31st of 194 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6309 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7239 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0929 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.6376 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8878 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2502 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.6588 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8207 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1619 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide rate, by age, Argentina or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.824 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.7722 deaths per 100,000 people in Argentina as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide rate, by age between Argentina and El Salvador?
- 0.0518 deaths per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and El Salvador?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Argentina and El Salvador rank globally for suicide rate, by age?
- Argentina ranks 34th and El Salvador ranks 31st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Suicide rate, by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from self-harm among both sexes aged 0-14 year olds, per 100,000 people.