Cancer death rates by type in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cancer death rates by type was 0.5396 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
0.5396 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 19.5%
World rank
105th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.6266 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2012
All-time low
0.3157 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
28
1990–2018
Cancer death rates by type 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
The most recent figure for cancer death rates by type in El Salvador is 0.5396 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 19.5% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates by type in El Salvador peaked at 0.6266 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3157 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 105th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Cancer death rates by type in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3987 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.3388 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3463 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3777 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3562 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3258 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4762 deaths per 100,000 people | +46.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5099 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3247 deaths per 100,000 people | -36.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3157 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5088 deaths per 100,000 people | +61.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6227 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.4% |
| 2003 | 0.533 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5496 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4612 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4607 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6053 deaths per 100,000 people | +31.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4962 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4768 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5442 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 0.562 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6266 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.495 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3885 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4372 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5078 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4515 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5396 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3838 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3247 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5099 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.503 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3157 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6227 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5058 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3885 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6266 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 102 Guyana 0.6127 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 103 Maldives 0.612 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 104 Philippines 0.5481 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 106 Guatemala 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 107 Nicaragua 0.4246 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 108 Dominican Republic 0.3953 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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0098 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rates by type in El Salvador?
- Cancer death rates by type in El Salvador was 0.5396 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 rates by type recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6266 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates by type recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3157 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for cancer death rates by type?
- El Salvador ranks 105th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is cancer death rates by type rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 rates by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from bladder cancer in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.