Incidence of tuberculosis in El Salvador
El Salvador: Incidence of tuberculosis was 116 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Incidence of tuberculosis in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 116 for incidence of tuberculosis in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.9% on the previous year and up 141.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of tuberculosis in El Salvador peaked at 116 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39, in 2010.
That places El Salvador 58th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Incidence of tuberculosis in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58 | — |
| 2001 | 53 | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 52 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 43 | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 41 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 50 | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 44 | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40 | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 43 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 46 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 48 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 53 | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 65 | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 77 | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 76 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 63 | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 42 | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 39 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 51 | +30.8% |
| 2023 | 86 | +68.6% |
| 2024 | 116 | +34.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.7 | 40 | 58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.8 | 39 | 77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8 | 39 | 116 | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0436 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 4.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of tuberculosis in El Salvador?
- Incidence of tuberculosis in El Salvador was 116 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest incidence of tuberculosis recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 116 in 2024.
- What is the lowest incidence of tuberculosis recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for incidence of tuberculosis?
- El Salvador ranks 58th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of tuberculosis rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100 000 population per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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