Deaths aged 5 to 9 in El Salvador
El Salvador: Deaths aged 5 to 9 was 160 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Deaths aged 5 to 9 in El Salvador, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 160 for deaths aged 5 to 9 in 2024.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths aged 5 to 9 in El Salvador peaked at 448 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 132, in 2013.
That places El Salvador 100th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Deaths aged 5 to 9 in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 448 | — |
| 1991 | 411 | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 382 | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 356 | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 332 | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 312 | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 295 | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 279 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 359 | +28.7% |
| 1999 | 252 | -29.8% |
| 2000 | 241 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 372 | +54.4% |
| 2002 | 223 | -40.1% |
| 2003 | 216 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 208 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 201 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 193 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 183 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 172 | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 208 | +20.9% |
| 2010 | 149 | -28.4% |
| 2011 | 141 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 135 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 132 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 132 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 135 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 140 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 148 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 156 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 164 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 169 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 171 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 168 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 165 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 160 | -3.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 160 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 142.5, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 160 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 108, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths aged 5 to 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +54.4% | 241 | 372 |
| 2002 | -40.1% | 372 | 223 |
| 1998 | +28.7% | 279 | 359 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 342.6 | 252 | 448 | 10 |
| 2000s | 221.7 | 172 | 372 | 10 |
| 2010s | 143.2 | 132 | 164 | 10 |
| 2020s | 166.6 | 160 | 171 | 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 deaths aged 5 to 9 in El Salvador?
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 in El Salvador was 160 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths aged 5 to 9 recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 448 in 1990.
- What is the lowest deaths aged 5 to 9 recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 132 in 2013.
- How does El Salvador rank for deaths aged 5 to 9?
- El Salvador ranks 100th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths aged 5 to 9 rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Deaths aged 5 to 9. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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