Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in El Salvador
El Salvador: Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on was 500 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
500
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
64th
of 92 countries
All-time high
690
in 2003
All-time low
500
in 2017
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in El Salvador is 500, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in El Salvador peaked at 690 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 500, in 2017.
That places El Salvador 64th out of 92 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 620 | — |
| 2001 | 670 | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 680 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 690 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 680 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 680 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 680 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 690 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 690 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 690 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 680 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 670 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 650 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 620 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 580 | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 550 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 520 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 500 | -3.8% |
| 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% |
| 2025 | 500 | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 500 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 695, 72% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 500 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 560, 89% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 677 | 620 | 690 | 10 |
| 2010s | 577 | 500 | 680 | 10 |
| 2020s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 61 Honduras 620 compare
- 62 Tajikistan 590 compare
- 63 Somalia 560 compare
- 64 Afghanistan 500 compare
- 64 Bangladesh 500 compare
- 64 Guyana 500 compare
- 64 Jamaica 500 compare
- 64 Eritrea 500 compare
- 64 Kazakhstan 500 compare
- 64 Kyrgyzstan 500 compare
- 64 Panama 500 compare
- 64 Paraguay 500 compare
- 64 Djibouti 500 compare
- 64 Mauritania 500 compare
- 64 Romania 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)
- 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 number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in El Salvador?
- Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on in El Salvador was 500 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 690 in 2003.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 2017.
- How does El Salvador rank for estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on?
- El Salvador ranks 64th out of 92 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on WHO methods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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