Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 5.62 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018. ▲ Rising
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old 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 5.62 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in 2018. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 75.7% on the previous year and up 154.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in El Salvador peaked at 5.62 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1999.
That places El Salvador 10th out of 110 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.6% |
| 1992 | 4.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +60.6% |
| 1993 | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -37.3% |
| 1995 | 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.4% |
| 1996 | 3.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -43.7% |
| 1999 | 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +31.9% |
| 2001 | 3.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +35.6% |
| 2002 | 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.6% |
| 2003 | 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +47.0% |
| 2004 | 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -41.9% |
| 2005 | 5.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +140.2% |
| 2006 | 4.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -23.5% |
| 2007 | 3.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -42.8% |
| 2009 | 3.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +56.9% |
| 2010 | 4.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +37.3% |
| 2011 | 3.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +39.0% |
| 2015 | 5 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 4.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -30.9% |
| 2018 | 5.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +75.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in El Salvador?
- Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in El Salvador was 5.62 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 in children under 10 years old recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.62 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people in 1999.
- How does El Salvador rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- El Salvador ranks 10th out of 110 countries with data for 2018.
- Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.0%. 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 in children under 10 years old. 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 10-14 years.