El Salvador vs Ireland: Reported suicide rates among young women

El Salvador
2.26 deaths per 100,000 population
in 2018
Ireland
2.42 deaths per 100,000 population
in 2022
El Salvador rank
65th
Ireland rank
63rd

Reported suicide rates among young women over time

  • El Salvador
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 2.42 deaths per 100,000 population against 2.26 deaths per 100,000 population in El Salvador, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100,000 population.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 65th and Ireland ranks 63rd of 110 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 21.37 deaths per 100,000 population 3.02 deaths per 100,000 population 18.35 deaths per 100,000 population El Salvador
2000s 13.05 deaths per 100,000 population 5.39 deaths per 100,000 population 7.67 deaths per 100,000 population El Salvador
2010s 6.7 deaths per 100,000 population 4.52 deaths per 100,000 population 2.18 deaths per 100,000 population El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported suicide rates among young women, El Salvador or Ireland?
Ireland, at 2.42 deaths per 100,000 population against 2.26 deaths per 100,000 population in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in reported suicide rates among young women between El Salvador and Ireland?
0.16 deaths per 100,000 population, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ireland?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Ireland rank globally for reported suicide rates among young women?
El Salvador ranks 65th and Ireland ranks 63rd of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported suicide rates among young women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Reported suicide rates among young women
Unit
deaths per 100,000 population
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 4,766 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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