Health in El Salvador

1,364 indicators covering health for El Salvador.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
How many health warnings are approved by the law for smokeless 10 2022 up 900.0% 12th
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) 8.46 2024 up 24.2% 13th
Stunting prevalence (height-for-age <-2 standard deviations from the) 9.43 2024 down 32.1% 14th
Average cost of multi drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment 574 constant 2022 US$ 2024 down 47.4% 73rd
Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information 93.0% 2014 up 28.6% 53rd
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 496 2022 down 80.9% 20th
Congenital syphilis rate per 100 000 live births, reported 116.56 2024 up 4,471.0% 16th
Nursing personnel 88.2% 2022 down 4.6% 28th
Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation 88.2% 2022 down 4.6% 29th
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 81.3% 2017 up 3.5% 77th
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population - SDG 0.1489 2024 up 47.5% 23rd
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 86.1% 2017 unchanged 31st
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 94.2% 2017 unchanged 36th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 98.1% 2017 unchanged 35th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 99.4% 2017 unchanged 25th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 99.3% 2017 unchanged 36th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 65.3% 2017 unchanged 32nd
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 81.2% 2017 unchanged 32nd
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 87.5% 2017 unchanged 34th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 94.2% 2017 unchanged 34th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 97.7% 2017 unchanged 26th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 9.4% 2017 unchanged 56th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 1.6% 2017 unchanged 56th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 0.4% 2017 unchanged 54th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 0.1% 2017 unchanged 47th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 0.0% 2017 unchanged 42nd
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 80.7% 2017 unchanged 33rd
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 84.9% 2017 unchanged 41st
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 92.1% 2017 unchanged 34th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 93.6% 2017 unchanged 35th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 96.0% 2017 unchanged 38th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 96.8% 2017 unchanged 35th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 99.4% 2017 unchanged 24th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 99.7% 2017 unchanged 28th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 99.9% 2017 unchanged 13th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 99.6% 2017 unchanged 30th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 57.4% 2017 unchanged 34th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 71.5% 2017 unchanged 31st
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 81.3% 2017 unchanged 33rd
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 86.8% 2017 unchanged 34th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 91.5% 2017 unchanged 36th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 75.0% 2017 unchanged 31st
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 85.9% 2017 unchanged 36th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 93.7% 2017 unchanged 30th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 96.6% 2017 unchanged 28th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 98.0% 2017 unchanged 33rd
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 15.0% 2017 unchanged 55th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 8.6% 2017 unchanged 51st
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 2.5% 2017 unchanged 55th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 1.6% 2017 unchanged 50th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 0.5% 2017 unchanged 45th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 1.1% 2017 unchanged 62nd
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 0.2% 2017 unchanged 49th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 0.0% 2017 56th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 0.0% 2017 48th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 0.0% 2017 42nd
Antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment 56.1% 2021 up 131.8% 70th
Prevalence of syphilis 1.0% 2021 up 329.2% 41st
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on infectious diseases - SDG 3.8.1 88 2023 up 3.5% 22nd
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and 76 2023 down 5.0% 18th