Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 51.08 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
51.08 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
103rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
75.31 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2001
All-time low
50.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2015
Years of data
28
1990–2018
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized 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 51.08 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in 2018.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in El Salvador peaked at 75.31 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 50.71 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2015.
That places El Salvador 103rd out of 111 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56.12 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 59.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 67.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.7% |
| 1993 | 66.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 57.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.6% |
| 1996 | 68.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.9% |
| 1997 | 74.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 70.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 69.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 74.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 75.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 74.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 73.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 72.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 73.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 71.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 71.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 68.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 67.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 65.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 66.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 64.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 66.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 64.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 50.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 55.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 51.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 51.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 56.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 74.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 72.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 67.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 75.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 50.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 66.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 100 Nicaragua 53.42 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 101 Uzbekistan 53.36 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 102 Albania 53.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 104 Dominican Republic 47.65 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 105 Tajikistan 45.89 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 106 Egypt 42.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 0.799 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0256 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in El Salvador?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in El Salvador was 51.08 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: crude versus age-standardized recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 75.31 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015.
- How does El Salvador rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- El Salvador ranks 103rd out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: crude versus age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.