Death rate from pneumonia in El Salvador
El Salvador: Death rate from pneumonia was 25.49 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from pneumonia 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 25.49 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from pneumonia in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from pneumonia in El Salvador peaked at 34.81 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25.49 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
El Salvador ranks 109th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from pneumonia in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.18 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 33.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 30.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 31.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 31.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 32.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 31.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 30.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 30.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 30.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 30.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 29.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 29.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 30.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 32.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 34.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 31.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 32.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 29.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 30.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 27.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 25.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 34.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 34.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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- 106 Pakistan 26.88 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- 110 Myanmar 25.06 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 111 Latvia 24.17 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 112 Dominica 23.16 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from pneumonia in El Salvador?
- Death rate from pneumonia in El Salvador was 25.49 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 death rate from pneumonia recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 34.81 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest death rate from pneumonia recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.49 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for death rate from pneumonia?
- El Salvador ranks 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from pneumonia rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 Death rate from pneumonia. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from lower respiratory infections in both sexes, per 100,000 people.