El Salvador vs Uruguay: Unintentional injuries death rate by age group
El Salvador
7.74 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Uruguay
8.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
El Salvador rank
49th
Uruguay rank
46th
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 8.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.74 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.99 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.
El Salvador ranks 49th and Uruguay ranks 46th of 111 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 135.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 118.91 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 13.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 76.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 62.65 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 8.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.22 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 8.73 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 Uruguay?
- 0.99 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for unintentional injuries death rate by age group?
- El Salvador ranks 49th and Uruguay ranks 46th 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.