Health in El Salvador

1,347 indicators covering health for El Salvador.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Deaths from meningitis 40.82 deaths 2021 down 35.4% 108th
Number of deaths from HIV/AIDS 403.68 deaths 2021 up 43.6% 82nd
Death rate from HIV/AIDS 6.39 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 39.5% 67th
3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate 6.1 2021 down 32.2% 121st
3.2.1 Under-five mortality rate 12.4 2021 down 32.6% 116th
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders 86.84 DALYs per 100,000 people 2021 up 1.5% 114th
Total disease burden 2.11 million DALYs 2021 up 20.0% 109th
Burden of disease 33,392 DALYs per 100,000 people 2021 up 16.7% 113th
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 45.5% 2023 up 7.8% 29th
Respiratory infections death rate by age group 51.57 deaths per 100,000 people 2018 down 50.3% 34th
Respiratory infection death rate 29.2 deaths per 100,000 people 2018 down 9.1% 52nd
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate 4.61 2021 up 2.6% 48th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 223 2021 down 39.9% 104th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 325 2021 down 15.4% 102nd
Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 1,954 2021 up 1.9% 107th
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT 66.0% 2024 down 22.4% 56th
Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 81 2024 up 440.0% 77th
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 15.4% 2023 up 11.6% 25th
Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 0 2024 down 100.0% 72nd
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 1,388 2021 up 28.6% 99th
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 1.34 million 2024 up 63.3% 53rd
Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 10.1 2014 up 13.5% 64th
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.27 2014 down 1.4% 105th
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 8.8 2014 up 14.3% 87th
Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 41.7 2015 unchanged 100th
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 1.34 million 2024 up 63.3% 61st
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus 3 2015 down 85.0% 109th
Births attended by skilled health personnel 98.1% 2021 down 0.9% 92nd
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 9.37 2019 down 21.8% 147th
Number of new leprosy cases 3 2024 down 40.0% 108th
Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 9.25 2024 up 243.2% 66th
Pharmacists 1.59 2023 down 76.4% 103rd
Import of environmentally sound technologies 777.79 million usd 2024 up 50.6% 94th
Health worker density, by type of occupation 1.57 2023 up 7.5% 98th
Export of environmentally sound technologies 220.82 million usd 2024 up 71.3% 83rd
Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 99.0% 2025 1st
Low birth weight number 10.4 2020 down 16.1% 85th
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 10.22 2020 down 2.0% 79th
3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio 43 2020 up 20.1% 100th
Low birth weight prevalence 10.2% 2020 down 1.9% 78th
Number of new HIV infections 940 Cases 2024 up 51.6% 78th
Reported deaths from rabies 0 Deaths 2021 61st
Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 286,000 2030 down 14.4% 120th
2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 6.8 2022 up 9.7% 65th
2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 10 2022 down 35.5% 94th
Incidence of malaria 0 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 79th
Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 62 2025 down 77.3% 83rd
Concentrations of fine particulate matter 25.75 2023 down 14.2% 60th
Death rate due to road traffic injuries 20.9 per 100,000 population 2019 down 6.3% 65th
New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 2,815 2023 up 97.7% 77th
Medical doctors not further defined 10,194 2023 down 11.7% 56th
Constant stillbirth rate 8.13 2030 unchanged 101st
ENAP target met stillbirth rate 6.19 2030 down 20.8% 112th
Stillbirth rate high-income country 2.8 2030 down 59.9% 1st
Stillbirths remain constant projection 765 2030 down 5.6% 105th
Stillbirth maintained projection 581 2030 down 25.4% 106th
Stillbirth ENAP 2030 target met projection 581 2030 down 25.4% 105th
Stillbirth high-income country average rate matched projection 262 2030 down 62.3% 106th
Stillbirth rate current trends 6.19 2030 down 20.8% 112th
Life satisfaction vs. life expectancy 72.1 years 2023 up 1.2% 151st