El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Tuberculosis death rate
El Salvador
2.42 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sri Lanka
2.86 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador rank
113th
Sri Lanka rank
111th
Tuberculosis death rate over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 113th and Sri Lanka ranks 111th of 194 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4907 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tuberculosis death rate, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in tuberculosis death rate between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for tuberculosis death rate?
- El Salvador ranks 113th and Sri Lanka ranks 111th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tuberculosis death rate. 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 age-standardized deaths from tuberculosis in both sexes, per 100,000 people.