El Salvador vs Japan: Unintentional injuries death rate by age group
El Salvador
7.74 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Japan
8.19 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
El Salvador rank
49th
Japan rank
47th
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group over time
- El Salvador
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 8.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.74 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
El Salvador ranks 49th and Japan ranks 47th of 111 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.8 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 13.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8028 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 8 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unintentional injuries death rate by age group, El Salvador or Japan?
- Japan, at 8.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.74 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in unintentional injuries death rate by age group between El Salvador and Japan?
- 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Japan?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do El Salvador and Japan rank globally for unintentional injuries death rate by age group?
- El Salvador ranks 49th and Japan ranks 47th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Unintentional injuries 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 unintentional injuries per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.