Mortality rate, adult, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Mortality rate, adult, male was 278.72 per 1,000 male adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
278.72 per 1,000 male adults
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
24th
of 218 countries
All-time high
672.13 per 1,000 male adults
in 1980
All-time low
276.86 per 1,000 male adults
in 2012
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, adult, male in El Salvador, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 male adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, adult, male in El Salvador is 278.72 per 1,000 male adults, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, adult, male in El Salvador peaked at 672.13 per 1,000 male adults in 1980 and was at its lowest, 276.86 per 1,000 male adults, in 2012.
That places El Salvador 24th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, adult, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 412.01 per 1,000 male adults | — |
| 1961 | 409.02 per 1,000 male adults | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 405.79 per 1,000 male adults | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 402.38 per 1,000 male adults | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 399.55 per 1,000 male adults | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 395 per 1,000 male adults | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 390.15 per 1,000 male adults | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 391.34 per 1,000 male adults | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 398.55 per 1,000 male adults | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 394.26 per 1,000 male adults | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 399.91 per 1,000 male adults | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 400.55 per 1,000 male adults | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 409.77 per 1,000 male adults | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 396.1 per 1,000 male adults | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 412.97 per 1,000 male adults | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 400.88 per 1,000 male adults | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 392.68 per 1,000 male adults | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 425.77 per 1,000 male adults | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 416.23 per 1,000 male adults | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 459.19 per 1,000 male adults | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 672.13 per 1,000 male adults | +46.4% |
| 1981 | 589.43 per 1,000 male adults | -12.3% |
| 1982 | 506.99 per 1,000 male adults | -14.0% |
| 1983 | 480.32 per 1,000 male adults | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 424.59 per 1,000 male adults | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 400.85 per 1,000 male adults | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 374.58 per 1,000 male adults | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 391.27 per 1,000 male adults | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 395.09 per 1,000 male adults | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 378.68 per 1,000 male adults | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 374.9 per 1,000 male adults | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 376.84 per 1,000 male adults | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 381.84 per 1,000 male adults | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 370.09 per 1,000 male adults | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 367.23 per 1,000 male adults | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 364.21 per 1,000 male adults | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 357.61 per 1,000 male adults | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 343.98 per 1,000 male adults | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 334.98 per 1,000 male adults | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 329.29 per 1,000 male adults | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 324.47 per 1,000 male adults | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 313.92 per 1,000 male adults | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 315.25 per 1,000 male adults | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 312.35 per 1,000 male adults | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 306.75 per 1,000 male adults | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 311.36 per 1,000 male adults | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 310.74 per 1,000 male adults | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 308.99 per 1,000 male adults | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 302.87 per 1,000 male adults | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 296.46 per 1,000 male adults | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 285.92 per 1,000 male adults | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 279.78 per 1,000 male adults | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 276.86 per 1,000 male adults | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 287.74 per 1,000 male adults | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 293.61 per 1,000 male adults | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 302.3 per 1,000 male adults | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 309.43 per 1,000 male adults | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 308.47 per 1,000 male adults | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 298.42 per 1,000 male adults | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 285.41 per 1,000 male adults | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 311.48 per 1,000 male adults | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 325.39 per 1,000 male adults | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 282.97 per 1,000 male adults | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 281.2 per 1,000 male adults | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 278.72 per 1,000 male adults | -0.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 278.72 per 1,000 male adults is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 182.3 per 1,000 male adults, 1.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 278.72 per 1,000 male adults is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 170.37 per 1,000 male adults, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate, adult, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +46.4% | 459.19 per 1,000 male adults | 672.13 per 1,000 male adults |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 399.81 per 1,000 male adults | 390.15 per 1,000 male adults | 412.01 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1970s | 411.4 per 1,000 male adults | 392.68 per 1,000 male adults | 459.19 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1980s | 461.39 per 1,000 male adults | 374.58 per 1,000 male adults | 672.13 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1990s | 360.1 per 1,000 male adults | 329.29 per 1,000 male adults | 381.84 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2000s | 310.31 per 1,000 male adults | 296.46 per 1,000 male adults | 324.47 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2010s | 292.79 per 1,000 male adults | 276.86 per 1,000 male adults | 309.43 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 295.95 per 1,000 male adults | 278.72 per 1,000 male adults | 325.39 per 1,000 male adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 21 Burkina Faso 284.03 per 1,000 male adults compare
- 22 Burundi 283.84 per 1,000 male adults compare
- 23 Tanzania, United Republic of 279.54 per 1,000 male adults compare
- 25 Republic of Moldova 274.19 per 1,000 male adults compare
- 26 Malawi 272.63 per 1,000 male adults compare
- 27 Cameroon 272.06 per 1,000 male adults 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 mortality rate, adult, male in El Salvador?
- Mortality rate, adult, male in El Salvador was 278.72 per 1,000 male adults in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 672.13 per 1,000 male adults in 1980.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 276.86 per 1,000 male adults in 2012.
- How does El Salvador rank for mortality rate, adult, male?
- El Salvador ranks 24th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, adult, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult mortality rate, male, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old male dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.