Mortality rate age 5-24 in El Salvador

El Salvador: Mortality rate age 5-24 was 14.94 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
14.94
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
72nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
33.39
in 1990
All-time low
14.94
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Mortality rate age 5-24 in El Salvador, 1990–2024

01020301990200720241990: 33.41991: 24.71992: 23.21993: 22.71994: 22.81995: 231996: 22.91997: 22.61998: 231999: 21.52000: 20.92001: 22.22002: 20.52003: 212004: 21.62005: 22.12006: 22.32007: 22.22008: 21.72009: 21.32010: 19.52011: 18.32012: 17.82013: 18.42014: 19.42015: 20.52016: 21.12017: 20.52018: 192019: 17.42020: 16.42021: 15.82022: 15.52023: 15.22024: 14.9

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2024, mortality rate age 5-24 in El Salvador stood at 14.94. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-24 in El Salvador peaked at 33.39 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.94, in 2024.

El Salvador ranks 72nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Mortality rate age 5-24 in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate age 5-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in El Salvador, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 33.39
1991 24.67 -26.1%
1992 23.19 -6.0%
1993 22.74 -2.0%
1994 22.82 +0.4%
1995 22.95 +0.6%
1996 22.91 -0.2%
1997 22.63 -1.2%
1998 23 +1.7%
1999 21.46 -6.7%
2000 20.86 -2.8%
2001 22.16 +6.2%
2002 20.49 -7.5%
2003 20.97 +2.3%
2004 21.62 +3.1%
2005 22.12 +2.3%
2006 22.32 +0.9%
2007 22.2 -0.6%
2008 21.71 -2.2%
2009 21.31 -1.8%
2010 19.46 -8.7%
2011 18.27 -6.1%
2012 17.83 -2.4%
2013 18.36 +3.0%
2014 19.44 +5.9%
2015 20.54 +5.7%
2016 21.08 +2.6%
2017 20.53 -2.6%
2018 18.99 -7.5%
2019 17.41 -8.3%
2020 16.39 -5.9%
2021 15.83 -3.4%
2022 15.49 -2.1%
2023 15.21 -1.8%
2024 14.94 -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.98 21.46 33.39 10
2000s 21.58 20.49 22.32 10
2010s 19.19 17.41 21.08 10
2020s 15.57 14.94 16.39 5

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  5. 74 Philippines 14.7 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate age 5-24 in El Salvador?
Mortality rate age 5-24 in El Salvador was 14.94 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 33.39 in 1990.
What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 14.94 in 2024.
How does El Salvador rank for mortality rate age 5-24?
El Salvador ranks 72nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate age 5-24 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 5-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality rate age 5-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1990–2024
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