Cancer death rates by type who db in El Salvador

El Salvador: Cancer death rates by type who db was 0.5396 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.5396
Change on year
up 19.5%
World rank
104th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.6266
in 2012
All-time low
0.3157
in 2000
Years of data
28
1990–2018

Cancer death rates by type who db in El Salvador, 1990–2018

00.20.40.61990200420181990: 0.3991991: 0.3391992: 0.3461993: 0.3781995: 0.3561996: 0.3261997: 0.4761998: 0.511999: 0.3252000: 0.3162001: 0.5092002: 0.6232003: 0.5332004: 0.552005: 0.4612006: 0.4612007: 0.6052008: 0.4962009: 0.4772010: 0.5442011: 0.5622012: 0.6272013: 0.4952014: 0.3882015: 0.4372016: 0.5082017: 0.4512018: 0.54

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cancer death rates by type who db in El Salvador is 0.5396, 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 who db in El Salvador peaked at 0.6266 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3157, in 2000.

El Salvador ranks 104th 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 who db in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Cancer death rates by type who db in El Salvador, 1990 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1990 0.3987 —
1991 0.3388 -15.0%
1992 0.3463 +2.2%
1993 0.3777 +9.1%
1995 0.3562 -5.7%
1996 0.3258 -8.6%
1997 0.4762 +46.2%
1998 0.5099 +7.1%
1999 0.3247 -36.3%
2000 0.3157 -2.8%
2001 0.5088 +61.2%
2002 0.6227 +22.4%
2003 0.533 -14.4%
2004 0.5496 +3.1%
2005 0.4612 -16.1%
2006 0.4607 -0.1%
2007 0.6053 +31.4%
2008 0.4962 -18.0%
2009 0.4768 -3.9%
2010 0.5442 +14.1%
2011 0.562 +3.3%
2012 0.6266 +11.5%
2013 0.495 -21.0%
2014 0.3885 -21.5%
2015 0.4372 +12.5%
2016 0.5078 +16.1%
2017 0.4515 -11.1%
2018 0.5396 +19.5%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.5396 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.08, 50% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.5396 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.05, 51% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3838 0.3247 0.5099 9
2000s 0.503 0.3157 0.6227 10
2010s 0.5058 0.3885 0.6266 9

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 101 Guyana 0.6127 compare
  2. 102 Maldives 0.612 compare
  3. 103 Philippines 0.5481 compare
  4. 105 Nicaragua 0.4246 compare
  5. 106 Dominican Republic 0.3953 compare
  6. 107 Guatemala 0.3901 compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rates by type who db in El Salvador?
Cancer death rates by type who db in El Salvador was 0.5396 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cancer death rates by type who db recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6266 in 2012.
What is the lowest cancer death rates by type who db recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3157 in 2000.
How does El Salvador rank for cancer death rates by type who db?
El Salvador ranks 104th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
Is cancer death rates by type who db 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rates by type who db. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cancer death rates by type who db
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,472 data points, 1979–2024
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