Health in El Salvador 1,343 indicators covering health for El Salvador. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mean HDL cholesterol, crude 0.9 2018 down 10.0% 185th Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, crude 3.4 2018 down 5.6% 74th Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized 4.6 2018 down 2.1% 75th Prevalence of anemia among children 24.6% 2019 down 0.4% 106th Births attended by skilled health staff 99.9% 2018 up 4.6% 16th Births attended by health staff sdgs 99.9 2018 up 4.6% 16th Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years 282 2021 up 1.8% 88th Adolescent mortality rate 2.5 2021 up 30.6% 59th Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV 21,000 2024 up 10.5% 78th Prevalence of current tobacco use 8.2% 2024 down 20.4% 145th Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 2.2% 2024 down 15.4% 127th Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 14.1% 2024 down 21.7% 142nd BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 97.0% 2025 down 2.0% 52nd Physicians per 1000 people 1.62 2023 up 3.2% 98th Physicians 1.62 per 1,000 people 2023 up 3.2% 98th Share of the population infected with hiv 0.416 2024 down 13.4% 75th Global vaccination coverage 95 2024 up 1.1% 53rd Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 89.0% 2024 up 45.9% 88th Under-five mortality rate, by sex 10.05 2024 down 34.2% 107th Infant mortality rate 8.84 2024 down 32.6% 107th Neonatal mortality rate 4.34 2024 down 35.7% 123rd Fraction 0.0054 2024 up 35.0% 72nd Deaths 2 2024 down 50.0% 83rd Number of incident tuberculosis cases 7,300 2024 up 143.3% 78th Incidence of tuberculosis 116 2024 up 141.7% 58th Number of incident tuberculosis cases 250 2024 down 10.7% 81st Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV 77 2024 down 7.2% 119th Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people 1.2 2024 down 7.7% 118th Tuberculosis deaths by hiv status 59 2024 down 20.3% 82nd Tuberculosis case fatality rate 2 2024 down 60.0% 174th Life satisfaction vs child mortality 6.58 2025 up 8.4% 36th Incidence of tuberculosis sdgs 116 2024 up 141.7% 59th Tuberculosis deaths region 140 2024 down 12.5% 114th Tuberculosis death rate 2.2 2024 down 12.0% 118th Tuberculosis deaths who 140 2024 down 12.5% 114th People using safely managed sanitation services, rural 58.3% 2024 down 4.6% 36th Tuberculosis incidence 116 2024 up 141.7% 53rd Tuberculosis patients with hiv share 3.4 2024 down 63.4% 95th Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 66.17 2022 up 7.2% 40th Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 30.88 2022 up 22.2% 49th Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.75 2022 down 0.4% 111th Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 29.27 2022 up 9.5% 76th Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 11.63 2022 up 25.2% 77th Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 3.13 2022 up 28.3% 118th Life expectancy prados de la escosura 71.06 2020 down 1.1% 99th Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected 0.2 2024 up 100.0% 50th Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 940 2024 up 51.6% 79th Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 5,796 2024 up 162.7% 77th Tuberculosis treatment coverage 79 2024 up 6.8% 73rd AIDS estimated deaths 200 UNAIDS estimates 2024 down 60.0% 82nd Mean BMI (kg/m²) 27.7 2016 up 3.7% 31st Rubella - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 91st Treatment success rate: new TB cases 90 2023 down 3.2% 44th Yellow fever - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 26th Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 1,176 current international $ 2023 up 83.1% 92nd Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 381.98 current international $ 2023 up 59.1% 87th Domestic general government health expenditure 5.6% 2023 up 18.1% 43rd Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 453.37 current international $ 2023 up 59.2% 89th Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 303.15 current US$ 2023 up 77.7% 91st Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare 32.49 2023 down 13.1% 75th ← Previous Page 11 of 23 Next →