Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in El Salvador
El Salvador: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.8013 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.8013 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
98th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.8013 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.5023 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2002
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in El Salvador, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in El Salvador stood at 0.8013 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in El Salvador peaked at 0.8013 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5023 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2002.
El Salvador ranks 98th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5286 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.5442 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5023 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.526 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5314 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5442 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5485 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.544 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5441 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5642 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5544 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5583 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5392 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5681 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6159 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6649 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6322 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6459 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6067 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6329 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7847 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8013 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.8013 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.863 deaths per 100,000 people, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.8013 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people, 93% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5377 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5023 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5642 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6018 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5392 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6649 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.793 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7847 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8013 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 95 Eritrea 0.8065 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 96 China 0.8063 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 97 Nigeria 0.8025 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 99 Cameroon 0.7938 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Tunisia 0.7933 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 101 Lebanon 0.7914 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in El Salvador?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in El Salvador was 0.8013 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8013 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5023 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- How does El Salvador rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- El Salvador ranks 98th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.