Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV in El Salvador
El Salvador: Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV was 71.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in El Salvador is 71.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in El Salvador peaked at 71.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 80th out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 2.0% | — |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +62.5% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | +53.8% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 71.0% | +4.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 71.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.0%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 71.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.0%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +100.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | +100.0% | 4.0% | 8.0% |
| 2005 | +62.5% | 8.0% | 13.0% |
| 2006 | +53.8% | 13.0% | 20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 0.0% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 40.0% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 59.0% | 71.0% | 6 |
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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 estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in El Salvador?
- Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in El Salvador was 71.0% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv?
- El Salvador ranks 80th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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