Liver cancer death rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Liver cancer death rate was 4 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Liver cancer death rate in El Salvador, 1990–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 4 for liver cancer death rate in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liver cancer death rate in El Salvador peaked at 5.56 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0123, in 1995.
El Salvador ranks 61st of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Liver cancer death rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.166 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0764 | -54.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0246 | -67.8% |
| 1993 | 0.119 | +383.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0123 | -89.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0134 | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 4.46 | +33285.2% |
| 1998 | 4.74 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 4.12 | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 4.67 | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 5.05 | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 4.86 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 4.27 | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 4.26 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.54 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 5.03 | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 5.01 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.34 | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 4.54 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 4.64 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 4.7 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 4.51 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 5.56 | +23.2% |
| 2014 | 4.55 | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 4.29 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 4.07 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 4.24 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 4 | -5.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.03, 99% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 4 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.96, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liver cancer death rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +33285.2% | 0.0134 | 4.46 |
| 1993 | +383.2% | 0.0246 | 0.119 |
| 1995 | -89.7% | 0.119 | 0.0123 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.53 | 0.0123 | 4.74 | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.66 | 4.26 | 5.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.51 | 4 | 5.56 | 9 |
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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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 104 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liver cancer death rate in El Salvador?
- Liver cancer death rate in El Salvador was 4 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liver cancer death rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.56 in 2013.
- What is the lowest liver cancer death rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0123 in 1995.
- How does El Salvador rank for liver cancer death rate?
- El Salvador ranks 61st out of 110 countries with data for 2018.
- Is liver cancer death rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Liver cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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