Health in El Salvador

1,346 indicators covering health for El Salvador.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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
Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 9.46 2024 up 251.1% 72nd
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases 90 2023 down 3.2% 49th
Share of public expenditure on healthcare by country 60.55 2023 up 15.1% 85th
Private health expenditure per person 453.37 2023 up 59.2% 89th
Public healthcare spending share gdp 5.62 2023 up 18.1% 43rd
Health spending per person by source 711.72 2023 up 110.7% 89th
Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases 0 2018 8th
Number of new hiv infections per year 937.11 2024 up 51.3% 79th
Rubella vaccination coverage 96 2024 unchanged 45th
Deaths from aids un 199.96 2024 down 42.3% 82nd
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years 2.03 2020 up 7.4% 76th
Terrorism deaths by region 2 2021 44th
Medical doctors 10,194 2023 down 11.7% 98th
Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV 880 2024 up 54.4% 72nd
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 88.2% 2024 down 2.5% 37th
Number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted due 26.38 2024 down 33.2% 69th
Mean systolic blood pressure 118.6 2015 down 0.2% 162nd
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on infectious diseases 88 2023 up 3.5% 112th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access 73 2023 unchanged 107th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and 76 2023 down 5.0% 73rd
UHC Service Coverage Index 79 2023 unchanged 60th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on noncommunicable diseases 80 2023 up 3.9% 4th
Stillbirth rate 8.13 2023 down 24.6% 100th
Maternal mortality ratio 39.11 2023 up 1.0% 94th
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 79 2023 unchanged 59th
Stillbirths 815 2023 down 36.5% 105th
Stillbirth rate 8.13 2023 down 24.6% 101st
Number of stillbirths 815 2023 down 36.5% 104th
Hepb3 number unvaccinated 3,950 2023 down 57.3% 124th
Rotavirus vaccines completed dose (RotaC) immunization coverage among 99.0% 2025 up 3.1% 1st
Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV 500 2024 unchanged 55th
Tb related deaths hiv 68 2023 up 17.2% 80th
Smoking bans in public places 8 2022 1st
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic 9.3% 2023 up 2.6% 41st
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health 0.9% 2023 down 70.6% 102nd
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 60.5% 2023 up 15.1% 85th
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure 32.5% 2023 down 13.1% 74th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 5.6% 2023 up 18.1% 44th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 18.5% 2023 up 10.7% 18th
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current 38.6% 2023 down 13.1% 87th
Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$ 500.69 2023 up 54.4% 94th
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$ 193.11 2023 up 34.2% 81st
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) per capita in 303.15 2023 up 77.7% 93rd
Total healthcare expenditure gdp 9.29 2023 up 2.6% 40th
Health expenditure government expenditure 18.51 2023 up 10.7% 18th
Mumps - number of reported cases 207 2025 43rd
Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 26.3 2020 unchanged 15th
Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100 000 population) 5.1 2023 up 24.4% 59th
Hib vaccine 95 2024 up 1.1% 56th
Congenital Rubella Syndrome - number of reported cases 0 2025 16th
External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ 4.44 2023 down 54.6% 98th
Dentists 990 2023 up 9.0% 96th
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 88.0% 2024 up 2.0% 25th
Nursing and midwifery personnel 13,686 2022 up 23.1% 111th
Nursing personnel 13,686 2022 up 23.1% 109th
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.1489 2024 up 47.5% 56th
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 19.79 2019 down 11.4% 179th