Children living with hiv in El Salvador
El Salvador: Children living with hiv was 500 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
500
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
66th
of 88 countries
All-time high
530
in 2003
All-time low
100
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Children living with hiv in El Salvador, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, children living with hiv in El Salvador stood at 500.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living with hiv in El Salvador peaked at 530 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 100, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1994 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1996 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 510 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 520 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 530 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 520 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 510 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 510 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 510 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 510 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 500 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 500 | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 500 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 890, 56% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 500 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 665, 75% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 320 | 100 | 500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 512 | 500 | 530 | 10 |
| 2010s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 63 Tajikistan 620 compare
- 64 Djibouti 550 compare
- 64 Mauritania 550 compare
- 66 Afghanistan 500 compare
- 66 Eritrea 500 compare
- 66 Guyana 500 compare
- 66 Jamaica 500 compare
- 66 Kazakhstan 500 compare
- 66 Kyrgyzstan 500 compare
- 66 Malaysia 500 compare
- 66 Moldova 500 compare
- 66 Panama 500 compare
- 66 Paraguay 500 compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 104 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living with hiv in El Salvador?
- Children living with hiv in El Salvador was 500 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 530 in 2003.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Children living with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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