Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in El Salvador
El Salvador: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV was 21,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in El Salvador, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 21,000 for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in El Salvador peaked at 21,000 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,700, in 1990.
That places El Salvador 79th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,700 | — |
| 1991 | 2,600 | +52.9% |
| 1992 | 3,600 | +38.5% |
| 1993 | 4,900 | +36.1% |
| 1994 | 6,300 | +28.6% |
| 1995 | 7,900 | +25.4% |
| 1996 | 9,500 | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 11,000 | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 13,000 | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 16,000 | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 17,000 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 18,000 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 19,000 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 19,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20,000 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19,000 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 19,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20,000 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21,000 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 21,000 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19,000, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 21,000 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28,000, 75% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +52.9% | 1,700 | 2,600 |
| 1992 | +38.5% | 2,600 | 3,600 |
| 1993 | +36.1% | 3,600 | 4,900 |
| 1994 | +28.6% | 4,900 | 6,300 |
| 1995 | +25.4% | 6,300 | 7,900 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,450 | 1,700 | 14,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,900 | 16,000 | 20,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,200 | 19,000 | 20,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,200 | 19,000 | 21,000 | 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9135 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8849 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in El Salvador?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in El Salvador was 21,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 21,000 in 2023.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,700 in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv?
- El Salvador ranks 79th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adults and children living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 0-49 (adult ages 15-49 and children ages 0-14) who are infected with HIV.