Cervical cancer death rate in women in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cervical cancer death rate in women was 5.21 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Cervical cancer death rate in women in El Salvador, 1990–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cervical cancer death rate in women in El Salvador is 5.21, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cervical cancer death rate in women in El Salvador peaked at 13.26 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.92, in 1993.
That places El Salvador 38th out of 111 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Cervical cancer death rate in women in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.72 | — |
| 1991 | 5.91 | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 5.45 | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 4.92 | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 7.33 | +49.1% |
| 1996 | 9.01 | +22.9% |
| 1997 | 7.75 | -14.1% |
| 1998 | 13.26 | +71.2% |
| 1999 | 12.88 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 10.74 | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 9.33 | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 7.97 | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 8.82 | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 8.82 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 9.69 | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 8.29 | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 6.85 | -17.4% |
| 2008 | 7.21 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 7.6 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 7.48 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 6.28 | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 7.58 | +20.7% |
| 2013 | 7 | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 6.29 | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 5.52 | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 6.1 | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 6 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.21 | -13.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 5.21 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.44, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 5.21 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.57, 79% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cervical cancer death rate in women in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +71.2% | 7.75 | 13.26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.14 | 4.92 | 13.26 | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.53 | 6.85 | 10.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.38 | 5.21 | 7.58 | 9 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9135 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8849 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cervical cancer death rate in women in El Salvador?
- Cervical cancer death rate in women in El Salvador was 5.21 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cervical cancer death rate in women recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 13.26 in 1998.
- What is the lowest cervical cancer death rate in women recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.92 in 1993.
- How does El Salvador rank for cervical cancer death rate in women?
- El Salvador ranks 38th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is cervical cancer death rate in women rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cervical cancer death rate in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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