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 ← Previous Page 22 of 23 Next →