Diarrheal diseases death rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Diarrheal diseases death rate was 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Diarrheal diseases death rate 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
El Salvador recorded 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people for diarrheal diseases death rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrheal diseases death rate in El Salvador peaked at 13.27 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places El Salvador 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Diarrheal diseases death rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.27 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 11.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 10.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 8.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 7.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 6.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 6.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 5.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 5.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 5.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 4.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 4.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 4.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 4.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 3.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is diarrheal diseases death rate in El Salvador?
- Diarrheal diseases death rate in El Salvador was 3.7 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 diarrheal diseases death rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 13.27 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest diarrheal diseases death rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for diarrheal diseases death rate?
- El Salvador ranks 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is diarrheal diseases death rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Diarrheal diseases death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from diarrhoeal diseases in both sexes, per 100,000 people.