Mortality rates age 25 by sex in El Salvador
El Salvador: Mortality rates age 25 by sex was 0.2685 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2685
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
51st
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.25
in 1980
All-time low
0.2685
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in El Salvador, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, mortality rates age 25 by sex in El Salvador stood at 0.2685. 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 age 25 by sex in El Salvador peaked at 2.25 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.2685, 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 age 25 by sex in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.8337 | — |
| 1951 | 0.8596 | +3.1% |
| 1952 | 0.8295 | -3.5% |
| 1953 | 0.8172 | -1.5% |
| 1954 | 0.7879 | -3.6% |
| 1955 | 0.76 | -3.5% |
| 1956 | 0.7331 | -3.5% |
| 1957 | 0.707 | -3.6% |
| 1958 | 0.6823 | -3.5% |
| 1959 | 0.6751 | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 0.6672 | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 0.6593 | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.6508 | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.6419 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.6343 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.6211 | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.6084 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6129 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.6203 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.617 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6282 | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.6274 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6716 | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6312 | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6706 | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6646 | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7678 | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8263 | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8143 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9981 | +22.6% |
| 1980 | 2.25 | +125.7% |
| 1981 | 1.79 | -20.7% |
| 1982 | 1.25 | -30.1% |
| 1983 | 1.08 | -13.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8811 | -18.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7743 | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6777 | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7052 | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.728 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7631 | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6589 | -13.6% |
| 1991 | 0.6417 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5363 | -16.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5952 | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5829 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5705 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5642 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5515 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5434 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5537 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5657 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5399 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5904 | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6066 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6171 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6422 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.632 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6229 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5833 | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5265 | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4664 | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4267 | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3897 | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4016 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4003 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4042 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4152 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3985 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3512 | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3049 | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2884 | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2992 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2796 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2685 | -4.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.2685 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1541, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.2685 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.173, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 25 by sex 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 | +125.7% | 0.9981 | 2.25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7685 | 0.6751 | 0.8596 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6333 | 0.6084 | 0.6672 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.73 | 0.6274 | 0.9981 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 0.6777 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5798 | 0.5363 | 0.6589 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5927 | 0.5265 | 0.6422 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3959 | 0.3049 | 0.4664 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2839 | 0.2685 | 0.2992 | 4 |
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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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 104 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 25 by sex in El Salvador?
- Mortality rates age 25 by sex in El Salvador was 0.2685 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2685 in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for mortality rates age 25 by sex?
- El Salvador ranks 51st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 25 by sex 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 25 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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