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Children living with HIV in El Salvador

El Salvador: Children living with HIV was 500 0-14 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
500 0-14
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
66th
of 88 countries
All-time high
530 0-14
in 2003
All-time low
100 0-14
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Children living with HIV in El Salvador, 1990–2024

1002003004005001990200720241990: 100 0-141991: 100 0-141992: 100 0-141993: 200 0-141994: 200 0-141995: 500 0-141996: 500 0-141997: 500 0-141998: 500 0-141999: 500 0-142000: 500 0-142001: 510 0-142002: 520 0-142003: 530 0-142004: 520 0-142005: 510 0-142006: 510 0-142007: 510 0-142008: 510 0-142009: 500 0-142010: 500 0-142011: 500 0-142012: 500 0-142013: 500 0-142014: 500 0-142015: 500 0-142016: 500 0-142017: 500 0-142018: 500 0-142019: 500 0-142020: 500 0-142021: 500 0-142022: 500 0-142023: 500 0-142024: 500 0-14

Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 0-14.

Analysis

In 2024, children living with hiv in El Salvador stood at 500 0-14.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, children living with hiv in El Salvador peaked at 530 0-14 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 100 0-14, in 1990.

That places El Salvador 66th out of 88 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.

Children living with HIV in El Salvador, year by year

Year 0-14 Change
1990 100 0-14 —
1991 100 0-14 +0.0%
1992 100 0-14 +0.0%
1993 200 0-14 +100.0%
1994 200 0-14 +0.0%
1995 500 0-14 +150.0%
1996 500 0-14 +0.0%
1997 500 0-14 +0.0%
1998 500 0-14 +0.0%
1999 500 0-14 +0.0%
2000 500 0-14 +0.0%
2001 510 0-14 +2.0%
2002 520 0-14 +2.0%
2003 530 0-14 +1.9%
2004 520 0-14 -1.9%
2005 510 0-14 -1.9%
2006 510 0-14 +0.0%
2007 510 0-14 +0.0%
2008 510 0-14 +0.0%
2009 500 0-14 -2.0%
2010 500 0-14 +0.0%
2011 500 0-14 +0.0%
2012 500 0-14 +0.0%
2013 500 0-14 +0.0%
2014 500 0-14 +0.0%
2015 500 0-14 +0.0%
2016 500 0-14 +0.0%
2017 500 0-14 +0.0%
2018 500 0-14 +0.0%
2019 500 0-14 +0.0%
2020 500 0-14 +0.0%
2021 500 0-14 +0.0%
2022 500 0-14 +0.0%
2023 500 0-14 +0.0%
2024 500 0-14 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 320 0-14 100 0-14 500 0-14 10
2000s 512 0-14 500 0-14 530 0-14 10
2010s 500 0-14 500 0-14 500 0-14 10
2020s 500 0-14 500 0-14 500 0-14 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 63 Tajikistan 620 0-14 compare
  2. 64 Djibouti 550 0-14 compare
  3. 64 Mauritania 550 0-14 compare
  4. 66 Afghanistan 500 0-14 compare
  5. 66 Eritrea 500 0-14 compare
  6. 66 Guyana 500 0-14 compare
  7. 66 Jamaica 500 0-14 compare
  8. 66 Kazakhstan 500 0-14 compare
  9. 66 Kyrgyzstan 500 0-14 compare
  10. 66 Malaysia 500 0-14 compare
  11. 66 Republic of Moldova 500 0-14 compare
  12. 66 Panama 500 0-14 compare
  13. 66 Paraguay 500 0-14 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children living with hiv in El Salvador?
Children living with hiv in El Salvador was 500 0-14 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 530 0-14 in 2003.
What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 100 0-14 in 1990.
How does El Salvador rank for children living with hiv?
El Salvador ranks 66th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
Is children living with hiv rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Children living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children living with HIV
Unit
0-14
Source
UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
88 places, 3,079 data points, 1990–2024
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Number of children aged 0-14 infected with HIV.