Cancer death rate by age group in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cancer death rate by age group was 11.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Cancer death rate by age group in El Salvador, 1990–2018
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 11.17 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rate by age group in 2018. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 223.1% on the previous year and up 589.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate by age group in El Salvador peaked at 11.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7896 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2010.
That places El Salvador 4th out of 111 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cancer death rate by age group in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 6.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +229.4% |
| 1992 | 9.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +44.2% |
| 1993 | 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -57.7% |
| 1995 | 4.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +27.4% |
| 1996 | 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -36.9% |
| 1997 | 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +184.7% |
| 1998 | 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -70.8% |
| 1999 | 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +54.4% |
| 2000 | 4.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.7% |
| 2001 | 2.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -40.6% |
| 2002 | 5.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +83.0% |
| 2003 | 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -55.2% |
| 2004 | 3.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +38.3% |
| 2005 | 5.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +53.3% |
| 2006 | 5.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -67.1% |
| 2008 | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +96.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7896 deaths per 100,000 people | -75.2% |
| 2011 | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +101.7% |
| 2012 | 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +52.8% |
| 2013 | 2.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 8.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +240.8% |
| 2015 | 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.0% |
| 2016 | 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 3.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.5% |
| 2018 | 11.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +223.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7896 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
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More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 104 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1187 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1251 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate by age group in El Salvador?
- Cancer death rate by age group in El Salvador was 11.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rate by age group recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 11.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate by age group recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7896 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for cancer death rate by age group?
- El Salvador ranks 4th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is cancer death rate by age group rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 589.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rate by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.