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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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- 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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0214 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0142 units per person (2025)
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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