Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate was -3.67 % change on previous year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in El Salvador, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded -3.67 % change on previous year for extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in El Salvador peaked at -3.66 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -20.47 % change on previous year, in 1981.
That places El Salvador 167th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -20.47 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | -5.51 % change on previous year | -73.1% |
| 1983 | -5.7 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1984 | -5.91 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1985 | -5.94 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1986 | -5.9 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1987 | -5.84 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1988 | -5.67 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1989 | -5.68 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1990 | -5.53 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1991 | -5.58 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1992 | -5.65 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1993 | -5.78 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1994 | -5.92 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1995 | -6.04 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1996 | -6.19 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 1997 | -6.23 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1998 | -6.22 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1999 | -6.07 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2000 | -5.99 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2001 | -5.9 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2002 | -5.68 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2003 | -5.71 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2004 | -5.64 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2005 | -5.55 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2006 | -5.45 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2007 | -5.3 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2008 | -5.2 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2009 | -4.98 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2010 | -4.8 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2011 | -4.78 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2012 | -4.64 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2013 | -4.58 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2014 | -4.4 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2015 | -4.51 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 2016 | -4.45 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2017 | -4.45 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | -4.33 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2019 | -4.13 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2020 | -4.17 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2021 | -3.88 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 2022 | -3.73 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 2023 | -3.66 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2024 | -3.67 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's -3.67 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -2.9 % change on previous year, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's -3.67 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.84 % change on previous year, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +73.1% | -20.47 % change on previous year | -5.51 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -7.4 % change on previous year | -20.47 % change on previous year | -5.51 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | -5.92 % change on previous year | -6.23 % change on previous year | -5.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.54 % change on previous year | -5.99 % change on previous year | -4.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.51 % change on previous year | -4.8 % change on previous year | -4.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.82 % change on previous year | -4.17 % change on previous year | -3.66 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 164 Sri Lanka -3.63 % change on previous year compare
- 165 Botswana -3.64 % change on previous year compare
- 166 Indonesia -3.67 % change on previous year compare
- 168 Nepal -3.72 % change on previous year compare
- 169 Cambodia -3.74 % change on previous year compare
- 170 Laos -3.77 % change on previous year 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 104 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in El Salvador?
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate in El Salvador was -3.67 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was -3.66 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.47 % change on previous year in 1981.
- How does El Salvador rank for extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate?
- El Salvador ranks 167th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Extreme poverty vs child mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.