What is birth rates and death rates in El Salvador?

Birth rates and death rates in El Salvador was 7.52 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rates and death rates recorded in El Salvador?

The highest recorded value was 21.41 deaths per 1,000 people in 1951.

What is the lowest birth rates and death rates recorded in El Salvador?

The lowest recorded value was 6.52 deaths per 1,000 people in 1999.

How does El Salvador rank for birth rates and death rates?

El Salvador ranks 115th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rates and death rates rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this El Salvador data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rates and death rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rates and death rates in El Salvador

Name: Birth rates and death rates in El Salvador
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

El Salvador: Birth rates and death rates was 7.52 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

7.52 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

up 0.8%

World rank

115th

of 236 countries

All-time high

21.41 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1951

All-time low

6.52 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1999

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rates and death rates in El Salvador, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for birth rates and death rates in El Salvador is 7.52 deaths per 1,000 people, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rates and death rates in El Salvador peaked at 21.41 deaths per 1,000 people in 1951 and was at its lowest, 6.52 deaths per 1,000 people, in 1999.

That places El Salvador 115th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Birth rates and death rates in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Birth rates and death rates in El Salvador, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths per 1,000 people	Change
1950	21.04 deaths per 1,000 people	—
1951	21.41 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.8%
1952	20.73 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.2%
1953	20.54 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.9%
1954	20.12 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.0%
1955	19.71 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.0%
1956	19.29 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
1957	18.86 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.2%
1958	18.42 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.3%
1959	18.12 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.6%
1960	17.81 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1961	17.49 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
1962	17.2 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1963	17.04 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.9%
1964	16.81 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
1965	16.5 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.9%
1966	16.17 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.0%
1967	15.99 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
1968	15.89 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.6%
1969	15.54 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.2%
1970	15.4 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.9%
1971	14.96 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.8%
1972	14.57 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.7%
1973	13.91 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.5%
1974	13.66 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
1975	13.19 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.4%
1976	12.53 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.0%
1977	12.54 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1978	12.08 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.7%
1979	12.46 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.1%
1980	15.22 deaths per 1,000 people	+22.2%
1981	13.9 deaths per 1,000 people	-8.6%
1982	12.44 deaths per 1,000 people	-10.5%
1983	11.83 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.9%
1984	10.59 deaths per 1,000 people	-10.5%
1985	9.74 deaths per 1,000 people	-8.0%
1986	9.04 deaths per 1,000 people	-7.1%
1987	8.98 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
1988	8.67 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.4%
1989	8.13 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.2%
1990	7.75 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.7%
1991	7.49 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.3%
1992	7.29 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.7%
1993	6.88 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.6%
1994	6.82 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
1995	6.79 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
1996	6.71 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
1997	6.56 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.2%
1998	6.59 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.5%
1999	6.52 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
2000	6.55 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.4%
2001	6.67 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.8%
2002	6.68 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.1%
2003	6.83 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.3%
2004	6.93 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.4%
2005	7.24 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.5%
2006	7.5 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.6%
2007	7.79 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.9%
2008	7.59 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.6%
2009	7.45 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
2010	7.22 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.1%
2011	7.11 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.5%
2012	7.04 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.9%
2013	7.15 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.6%
2014	7.24 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.2%
2015	7.38 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.9%
2016	7.45 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.0%
2017	7.49 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.6%
2018	7.44 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
2019	7.44 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.0%
2020	8.56 deaths per 1,000 people	+15.1%
2021	8.71 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.7%
2022	7.46 deaths per 1,000 people	-14.4%
2023	7.52 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.8%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

El Salvador's 7.52 deaths per 1,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.02 deaths per 1,000 people, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
El Salvador's 7.52 deaths per 1,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.46 deaths per 1,000 people, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	19.82 deaths per 1,000 people	18.12 deaths per 1,000 people	21.41 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	16.64 deaths per 1,000 people	15.54 deaths per 1,000 people	17.81 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	13.53 deaths per 1,000 people	12.08 deaths per 1,000 people	15.4 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	10.85 deaths per 1,000 people	8.13 deaths per 1,000 people	15.22 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	6.94 deaths per 1,000 people	6.52 deaths per 1,000 people	7.75 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	7.12 deaths per 1,000 people	6.55 deaths per 1,000 people	7.79 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	7.3 deaths per 1,000 people	7.04 deaths per 1,000 people	7.49 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	8.06 deaths per 1,000 people	7.46 deaths per 1,000 people	8.71 deaths per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

112 Venezuela 7.56 deaths per 1,000 people compare
113 Indonesia 7.53 deaths per 1,000 people compare
114 Madagascar 7.53 deaths per 1,000 people compare
115 Nauru 7.52 deaths per 1,000 people compare
117 Djibouti 7.46 deaths per 1,000 people compare
118 Turks and Caicos Islands 7.4 deaths per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for El Salvador

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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)
Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rates and death rates in El Salvador?: Birth rates and death rates in El Salvador was 7.52 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rates and death rates recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 21.41 deaths per 1,000 people in 1951.
What is the lowest birth rates and death rates recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 6.52 deaths per 1,000 people in 1999.
How does El Salvador rank for birth rates and death rates?: El Salvador ranks 115th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rates and death rates rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rates and death rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Birth rates and death rates
Unit: deaths per 1,000 people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 27 October 2026

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