New HIV infections in El Salvador
El Salvador: New HIV infections was 0.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
70th
of 140 countries
All-time high
0.38
in 1998
All-time low
0.1
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
New HIV infections in El Salvador, 1990–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, new hiv infections in El Salvador stood at 0.1. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in El Salvador peaked at 0.38 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2025.
That places El Salvador 70th out of 140 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
New HIV infections in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.18 | — |
| 1991 | 0.22 | +22.2% |
| 1992 | 0.25 | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 0.28 | +12.0% |
| 1994 | 0.31 | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.34 | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 0.36 | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.37 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.38 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.37 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.35 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.34 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.32 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.31 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.29 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.28 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.26 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.25 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.24 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.22 | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.21 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.19 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.18 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.17 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.16 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.15 | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.14 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.13 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.12 | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.11 | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1 | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.307 | 0.18 | 0.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.197 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1183 | 0.1 | 0.14 | 6 |
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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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 0.799 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0256 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in El Salvador?
- New hiv infections in El Salvador was 0.1 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest new hiv infections recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.38 in 1998.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2025.
- How does El Salvador rank for new hiv infections?
- El Salvador ranks 70th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of New HIV infections (per 1000 uninfected population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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