Adolescent birth rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Adolescent birth rate was 2.1 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Adolescent birth rate in El Salvador, 2000–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, adolescent birth rate in El Salvador stood at 2.1. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and down 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent birth rate in El Salvador peaked at 5.14 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.1, in 2018.
That places El Salvador 29th out of 180 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Adolescent birth rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.03 | — |
| 2001 | 3.75 | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 3.39 | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 3.32 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 4.59 | +38.0% |
| 2006 | 4.4 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 5.14 | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 4.09 | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 2.87 | -29.9% |
| 2011 | 3.31 | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 3.12 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 2.76 | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 3.05 | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 2.47 | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 2.34 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 2.1 | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.09 | 3.32 | 5.14 | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.75 | 2.1 | 3.31 | 8 |
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More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 104 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0098 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent birth rate in El Salvador?
- Adolescent birth rate in El Salvador was 2.1 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent birth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.14 in 2007.
- What is the lowest adolescent birth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for adolescent birth rate?
- El Salvador ranks 29th out of 180 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adolescent birth rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent birth rate (per 1000 women). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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