Adolescent mortality rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Adolescent mortality rate was 3.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adolescent mortality rate in El Salvador, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, adolescent mortality rate in El Salvador stood at 3.2. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in El Salvador peaked at 3.2 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.87, in 2011.
That places El Salvador 44th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.1 | — |
| 1991 | 2.88 | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 2.7 | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 2.55 | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 2.43 | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 2.33 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 2.24 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 2.17 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 2.42 | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 2.05 | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 2.01 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.78 | +37.9% |
| 2002 | 1.97 | -29.2% |
| 2003 | 1.95 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.94 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.94 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.93 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.92 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.9 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.07 | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 1.87 | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 1.87 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.88 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.92 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.99 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 2.09 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 2.23 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 2.4 | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 2.61 | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 2.82 | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 2.98 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 3.1 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 3.16 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 3.2 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 3.2 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.49 | 2.05 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.04 | 1.9 | 2.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 | 1.87 | 2.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.13 | 2.98 | 3.2 | 5 |
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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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0104 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0057 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in El Salvador?
- Adolescent mortality rate in El Salvador was 3.2 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2 in 2024.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 in 2011.
- How does El Salvador rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- El Salvador ranks 44th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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