3.3.1 (HIV Incidence) - New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected in El Salvador

El Salvador: 3.3.1 (HIV Incidence) - New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected was 0.0486 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.0486
Change on year
up 70.3%
World rank
63rd
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.0772
in 2000
All-time low
0.0285
in 2021
Years of data
23
2000–2022

3.3.1 (HIV Incidence) - New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected in El Salvador, 2000–2022

00.020.040.060.082000201120222000: 0.0772001: 0.0762002: 0.0592003: 0.052004: 0.042005: 0.042006: 0.0442007: 0.0462008: 0.0442009: 0.0452010: 0.0452011: 0.0422012: 0.0342013: 0.0292014: 0.0312015: 0.0322016: 0.0342017: 0.0322018: 0.0352019: 0.0322020: 0.0332021: 0.0292022: 0.049

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2022, 3.3.1 (hiv incidence) - new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected in El Salvador stood at 0.0486.

The figure is up 70.3% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 3.3.1 (hiv incidence) - new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected in El Salvador peaked at 0.0772 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0285, in 2021.

El Salvador ranks 63rd of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

3.3.1 (HIV Incidence) - New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for 3.3.1 (HIV Incidence) - New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population [Children <15] in El Salvador, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0772
2001 0.0763 -1.2%
2002 0.0593 -22.2%
2003 0.0499 -16.0%
2004 0.0399 -19.9%
2005 0.0398 -0.4%
2006 0.044 +10.5%
2007 0.0464 +5.5%
2008 0.0441 -4.9%
2009 0.0447 +1.4%
2010 0.0454 +1.5%
2011 0.0421 -7.4%
2012 0.034 -19.2%
2013 0.0293 -13.9%
2014 0.0313 +6.9%
2015 0.0322 +3.0%
2016 0.0336 +4.4%
2017 0.0323 -4.0%
2018 0.0353 +9.2%
2019 0.0321 -8.9%
2020 0.0334 +4.0%
2021 0.0285 -14.6%
2022 0.0486 +70.3%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.0486 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0377, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.0486 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0725, 67% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where 3.3.1 (HIV Incidence) - New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +70.3% 0.0285 0.0486

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0522 0.0398 0.0772 10
2010s 0.0348 0.0293 0.0454 10
2020s 0.0368 0.0285 0.0486 3

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 60 Costa Rica 0.0572 compare
  2. 61 Eritrea 0.0528 compare
  3. 62 Chile 0.0502 compare
  4. 64 Mexico 0.0469 compare
  5. 65 Kyrgyzstan 0.0379 compare
  6. 66 Cambodia 0.0378 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is 3.3.1 (hiv incidence) - new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected in El Salvador?
3.3.1 (hiv incidence) - new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected in El Salvador was 0.0486 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest 3.3.1 (hiv incidence) - new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.0772 in 2000.
What is the lowest 3.3.1 (hiv incidence) - new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0285 in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for 3.3.1 (hiv incidence) - new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected?
El Salvador ranks 63rd out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
Is 3.3.1 (hiv incidence) - new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 3.3.1 (HIV Incidence) - New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population [Children <15]. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
3.3.1 (HIV Incidence) - New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population [Children <15]
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
96 places, 2,151 data points, 2000–2022
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