Rate of new tuberculosis cases in El Salvador
El Salvador: Rate of new tuberculosis cases was 116 cases per 100,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rate of new tuberculosis cases in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cases per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, rate of new tuberculosis cases in El Salvador stood at 116 cases per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.9% on the previous year and up 141.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of new tuberculosis cases in El Salvador peaked at 116 cases per 100,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39 cases per 100,000 people, in 2010.
That places El Salvador 59th out of 215 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.
Rate of new tuberculosis cases in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | cases per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58 cases per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 53 cases per 100,000 people | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 52 cases per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 43 cases per 100,000 people | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 41 cases per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 50 cases per 100,000 people | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 44 cases per 100,000 people | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 43 cases per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 43 cases per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40 cases per 100,000 people | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 39 cases per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 43 cases per 100,000 people | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 46 cases per 100,000 people | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 48 cases per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 48 cases per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 53 cases per 100,000 people | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 65 cases per 100,000 people | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 77 cases per 100,000 people | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 76 cases per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 63 cases per 100,000 people | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 42 cases per 100,000 people | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 39 cases per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 51 cases per 100,000 people | +30.8% |
| 2023 | 86 cases per 100,000 people | +68.6% |
| 2024 | 116 cases per 100,000 people | +34.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.7 cases per 100,000 people | 40 cases per 100,000 people | 58 cases per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.8 cases per 100,000 people | 39 cases per 100,000 people | 77 cases per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8 cases per 100,000 people | 39 cases per 100,000 people | 116 cases per 100,000 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of new tuberculosis cases in El Salvador?
- Rate of new tuberculosis cases in El Salvador was 116 cases per 100,000 people in 2024, according to WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rate of new tuberculosis cases recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 116 cases per 100,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest rate of new tuberculosis cases recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 cases per 100,000 people in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for rate of new tuberculosis cases?
- El Salvador ranks 59th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rate of new tuberculosis cases 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 WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rate of new tuberculosis cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of new cases of tuberculosis per 100,000 people.