El Salvador vs Latvia: Suicide rate, by age
El Salvador
0.824 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Latvia
0.8052 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador rank
31st
Latvia rank
32nd
Suicide rate, by age over time
- El Salvador
- Latvia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.824 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.8052 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia, a difference of 0.0188 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 31st and Latvia ranks 32nd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7239 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8057 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0818 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.8878 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1924 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6954 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.8207 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4026 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4181 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, El Salvador or Latvia?
- El Salvador, at 0.824 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.8052 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide rate, by age between El Salvador and Latvia?
- 0.0188 deaths per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Latvia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Latvia rank globally for suicide rate, by age?
- El Salvador ranks 31st and Latvia ranks 32nd 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.