Diarrheal disease deaths in El Salvador
El Salvador: Diarrheal disease deaths was 233.9 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling
Diarrheal disease deaths in El Salvador, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for diarrheal disease deaths in El Salvador is 233.9 deaths, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrheal disease deaths in El Salvador peaked at 790.72 deaths in 2000 and was at its lowest, 233.9 deaths, in 2021.
That places El Salvador 102nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Diarrheal disease deaths in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 790.72 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 696.44 deaths | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 638.44 deaths | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 568.23 deaths | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 490.11 deaths | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 437.54 deaths | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 401.46 deaths | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 366.25 deaths | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 342.57 deaths | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 322.16 deaths | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 312.35 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 297.85 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 288.78 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 283.69 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 282.19 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 277.28 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 260.4 deaths | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 262.9 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 238 deaths | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 238.7 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 244.22 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 233.9 deaths | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 505.39 deaths | 322.16 deaths | 790.72 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 274.21 deaths | 238 deaths | 312.35 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 239.06 deaths | 233.9 deaths | 244.22 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is diarrheal disease deaths in El Salvador?
- Diarrheal disease deaths in El Salvador was 233.9 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest diarrheal disease deaths recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 790.72 deaths in 2000.
- What is the lowest diarrheal disease deaths recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 233.9 deaths in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for diarrheal disease deaths?
- El Salvador ranks 102nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is diarrheal disease deaths rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Diarrheal disease deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from diarrhoeal diseases in both sexes.