Mortality rates at age 25 in El Salvador

El Salvador: Mortality rates at age 25 was 0.2685 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2685 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
51st
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.25 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1980
All-time low
0.2685 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Mortality rates at age 25 in El Salvador, 1950–2023

0.511.522.5195019862023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, mortality rates at age 25 in El Salvador stood at 0.2685 deaths per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 25 in El Salvador peaked at 2.25 deaths per 1,000 people in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.2685 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.

El Salvador ranks 51st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Mortality rates at age 25 in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rates at age 25 in El Salvador, 1950 to 2023.
Year deaths per 1,000 people Change
1950 0.8337 deaths per 1,000 people
1951 0.8596 deaths per 1,000 people +3.1%
1952 0.8295 deaths per 1,000 people -3.5%
1953 0.8172 deaths per 1,000 people -1.5%
1954 0.7879 deaths per 1,000 people -3.6%
1955 0.76 deaths per 1,000 people -3.5%
1956 0.7331 deaths per 1,000 people -3.5%
1957 0.707 deaths per 1,000 people -3.6%
1958 0.6823 deaths per 1,000 people -3.5%
1959 0.6751 deaths per 1,000 people -1.0%
1960 0.6672 deaths per 1,000 people -1.2%
1961 0.6593 deaths per 1,000 people -1.2%
1962 0.6508 deaths per 1,000 people -1.3%
1963 0.6419 deaths per 1,000 people -1.4%
1964 0.6343 deaths per 1,000 people -1.2%
1965 0.6211 deaths per 1,000 people -2.1%
1966 0.6084 deaths per 1,000 people -2.0%
1967 0.6129 deaths per 1,000 people +0.7%
1968 0.6203 deaths per 1,000 people +1.2%
1969 0.617 deaths per 1,000 people -0.5%
1970 0.6282 deaths per 1,000 people +1.8%
1971 0.6274 deaths per 1,000 people -0.1%
1972 0.6716 deaths per 1,000 people +7.0%
1973 0.6312 deaths per 1,000 people -6.0%
1974 0.6706 deaths per 1,000 people +6.2%
1975 0.6646 deaths per 1,000 people -0.9%
1976 0.7678 deaths per 1,000 people +15.5%
1977 0.8263 deaths per 1,000 people +7.6%
1978 0.8143 deaths per 1,000 people -1.5%
1979 0.9981 deaths per 1,000 people +22.6%
1980 2.25 deaths per 1,000 people +125.7%
1981 1.79 deaths per 1,000 people -20.7%
1982 1.25 deaths per 1,000 people -30.1%
1983 1.08 deaths per 1,000 people -13.9%
1984 0.8811 deaths per 1,000 people -18.1%
1985 0.7743 deaths per 1,000 people -12.1%
1986 0.6777 deaths per 1,000 people -12.5%
1987 0.7052 deaths per 1,000 people +4.1%
1988 0.728 deaths per 1,000 people +3.2%
1989 0.7631 deaths per 1,000 people +4.8%
1990 0.6589 deaths per 1,000 people -13.6%
1991 0.6417 deaths per 1,000 people -2.6%
1992 0.5363 deaths per 1,000 people -16.4%
1993 0.5952 deaths per 1,000 people +11.0%
1994 0.5829 deaths per 1,000 people -2.1%
1995 0.5705 deaths per 1,000 people -2.1%
1996 0.5642 deaths per 1,000 people -1.1%
1997 0.5515 deaths per 1,000 people -2.2%
1998 0.5434 deaths per 1,000 people -1.5%
1999 0.5537 deaths per 1,000 people +1.9%
2000 0.5657 deaths per 1,000 people +2.2%
2001 0.5399 deaths per 1,000 people -4.6%
2002 0.5904 deaths per 1,000 people +9.4%
2003 0.6066 deaths per 1,000 people +2.8%
2004 0.6171 deaths per 1,000 people +1.7%
2005 0.6422 deaths per 1,000 people +4.1%
2006 0.632 deaths per 1,000 people -1.6%
2007 0.6229 deaths per 1,000 people -1.4%
2008 0.5833 deaths per 1,000 people -6.4%
2009 0.5265 deaths per 1,000 people -9.7%
2010 0.4664 deaths per 1,000 people -11.4%
2011 0.4267 deaths per 1,000 people -8.5%
2012 0.3897 deaths per 1,000 people -8.7%
2013 0.4016 deaths per 1,000 people +3.1%
2014 0.4003 deaths per 1,000 people -0.3%
2015 0.4042 deaths per 1,000 people +1.0%
2016 0.4152 deaths per 1,000 people +2.7%
2017 0.3985 deaths per 1,000 people -4.0%
2018 0.3512 deaths per 1,000 people -11.9%
2019 0.3049 deaths per 1,000 people -13.2%
2020 0.2884 deaths per 1,000 people -5.4%
2021 0.2992 deaths per 1,000 people +3.7%
2022 0.2796 deaths per 1,000 people -6.5%
2023 0.2685 deaths per 1,000 people -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 0.7685 deaths per 1,000 people 0.6751 deaths per 1,000 people 0.8596 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1960s 0.6333 deaths per 1,000 people 0.6084 deaths per 1,000 people 0.6672 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1970s 0.73 deaths per 1,000 people 0.6274 deaths per 1,000 people 0.9981 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1980s 1.09 deaths per 1,000 people 0.6777 deaths per 1,000 people 2.25 deaths per 1,000 people 10
1990s 0.5798 deaths per 1,000 people 0.5363 deaths per 1,000 people 0.6589 deaths per 1,000 people 10
2000s 0.5927 deaths per 1,000 people 0.5265 deaths per 1,000 people 0.6422 deaths per 1,000 people 10
2010s 0.3959 deaths per 1,000 people 0.3049 deaths per 1,000 people 0.4664 deaths per 1,000 people 10
2020s 0.2839 deaths per 1,000 people 0.2685 deaths per 1,000 people 0.2992 deaths per 1,000 people 4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 48 Papua New Guinea 0.2757 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  2. 49 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2709 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  3. 50 Malawi 0.2689 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  4. 52 Congo 0.2675 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  5. 53 Bahamas 0.2669 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  6. 54 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2668 deaths per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rates at age 25 in El Salvador?
Mortality rates at age 25 in El Salvador was 0.2685 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 2.25 deaths per 1,000 people in 1980.
What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2685 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does El Salvador rank for mortality rates at age 25?
El Salvador ranks 51st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality rates at age 25
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.