Deaths from meningitis ghe in El Salvador

El Salvador: Deaths from meningitis ghe was 40.82 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
40.82
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
108th
of 192 countries
All-time high
97.5
in 2001
All-time low
40.82
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from meningitis ghe in El Salvador, 2000–2021

0204060801002000201020212000: 96.92001: 97.52002: 81.32003: 802004: 812005: 82.42006: 78.52007: 73.82008: 69.92009: 71.12010: 65.22011: 63.12012: 57.12013: 54.12014: 54.82015: 60.42016: 53.82017: 49.22018: 43.42019: 43.72020: 41.82021: 40.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 40.82 for deaths from meningitis ghe in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from meningitis ghe in El Salvador peaked at 97.5 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 40.82, in 2021.

That places El Salvador 108th out of 192 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.

Deaths from meningitis ghe in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Deaths from meningitis ghe in El Salvador, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 96.92
2001 97.5 +0.6%
2002 81.28 -16.6%
2003 80.05 -1.5%
2004 80.98 +1.2%
2005 82.42 +1.8%
2006 78.49 -4.8%
2007 73.85 -5.9%
2008 69.91 -5.3%
2009 71.07 +1.7%
2010 65.19 -8.3%
2011 63.15 -3.1%
2012 57.09 -9.6%
2013 54.1 -5.2%
2014 54.84 +1.4%
2015 60.42 +10.2%
2016 53.84 -10.9%
2017 49.18 -8.7%
2018 43.4 -11.8%
2019 43.7 +0.7%
2020 41.81 -4.3%
2021 40.82 -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 81.25 69.91 97.5 10
2010s 54.49 43.4 65.19 10
2020s 41.31 40.82 41.81 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from meningitis ghe in El Salvador?
Deaths from meningitis ghe in El Salvador was 40.82 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from meningitis ghe recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 97.5 in 2001.
What is the lowest deaths from meningitis ghe recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 40.82 in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for deaths from meningitis ghe?
El Salvador ranks 108th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from meningitis ghe rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from meningitis ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths from meningitis ghe
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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