Share of population with very large health spending in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of population with very large health spending was 1.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.4%
Change on year
up 34.0%
World rank
30th
of 63 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2016
All-time low
0.7%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019
Share of population with very large health spending in El Salvador, 2015–2019
Source: World Health Organisation and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, share of population with very large health spending in El Salvador stood at 1.4%.
That represents a change of up 34.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over five years.
El Salvador ranks 30th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of population with very large health spending in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.7% | — |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +108.7% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -18.1% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +34.0% |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 28 Philippines 1.4%
- 29 Tajikistan 1.4%
- 31 Mexico 1.2% compare
- 32 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.2% compare
- 32 Estonia 1.2%
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)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with very large health spending in El Salvador?
- Share of population with very large health spending in El Salvador was 1.4% in 2019, according to World Health Organisation and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with very large health spending recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of population with very large health spending recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of population with very large health spending?
- El Salvador ranks 30th out of 63 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organisation and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with very large health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population with large household expenditures on health (greater than 25%) as a share of total household expenditure or income (%).