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Annual number of children newly infected with HIV in El Salvador

El Salvador: Annual number of children newly infected with HIV was 100 ages 0-14 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
100 ages 0-14
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 86 countries
All-time high
200 ages 0-14
in 1996
All-time low
100 ages 0-14
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Annual number of children newly infected with HIV in El Salvador, 1990–2024

0501001502001990200720241990: 100 ages 0-141991: 100 ages 0-141992: 100 ages 0-141993: 100 ages 0-141994: 100 ages 0-141995: 100 ages 0-141996: 200 ages 0-141997: 200 ages 0-141998: 200 ages 0-141999: 200 ages 0-142000: 200 ages 0-142001: 200 ages 0-142002: 200 ages 0-142003: 100 ages 0-142004: 100 ages 0-142005: 100 ages 0-142006: 100 ages 0-142007: 100 ages 0-142008: 100 ages 0-142009: 100 ages 0-142010: 100 ages 0-142011: 100 ages 0-142012: 100 ages 0-142013: 100 ages 0-142014: 100 ages 0-142015: 100 ages 0-142016: 100 ages 0-142017: 100 ages 0-142018: 100 ages 0-142019: 100 ages 0-142020: 100 ages 0-142021: 100 ages 0-142022: 100 ages 0-142023: 100 ages 0-142024: 100 ages 0-14

Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ages 0-14.

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual number of children newly infected with hiv in El Salvador is 100 ages 0-14, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual number of children newly infected with hiv in El Salvador peaked at 200 ages 0-14 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 100 ages 0-14, in 1990.

That places El Salvador 51st out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual number of children newly infected with HIV in El Salvador, year by year

Year ages 0-14 Change
1990 100 ages 0-14 —
1991 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%
1992 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%
1993 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%
1994 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%
1995 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%
1996 200 ages 0-14 +100.0%
1997 200 ages 0-14 +0.0%
1998 200 ages 0-14 +0.0%
1999 200 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2000 200 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2001 200 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2002 200 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2003 100 ages 0-14 -50.0%
2004 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2005 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2006 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2007 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2008 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2009 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2010 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2011 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2012 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2013 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2014 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2015 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2016 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2017 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2018 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2019 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2020 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2021 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2022 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2023 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%
2024 100 ages 0-14 +0.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 100 ages 0-14 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100 ages 0-14, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 100 ages 0-14 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 100 ages 0-14, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 140 ages 0-14 100 ages 0-14 200 ages 0-14 10
2000s 130 ages 0-14 100 ages 0-14 200 ages 0-14 10
2010s 100 ages 0-14 100 ages 0-14 100 ages 0-14 10
2020s 100 ages 0-14 100 ages 0-14 100 ages 0-14 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 51 Afghanistan 100 ages 0-14 compare
  2. 51 Armenia 100 ages 0-14 compare
  3. 51 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 100 ages 0-14 compare
  4. 51 Botswana 100 ages 0-14 compare
  5. 51 Cambodia 100 ages 0-14 compare
  6. 51 Cape Verde 100 ages 0-14 compare
  7. 51 Chile 100 ages 0-14 compare
  8. 51 Costa Rica 100 ages 0-14 compare
  9. 51 Cuba 100 ages 0-14 compare
  10. 51 Djibouti 100 ages 0-14 compare
  11. 51 Ecuador 100 ages 0-14 compare
  12. 51 Eritrea 100 ages 0-14 compare
  13. 51 Fiji 100 ages 0-14 compare
  14. 51 Guyana 100 ages 0-14 compare
  15. 51 Honduras 100 ages 0-14 compare
  16. 51 Ireland 100 ages 0-14 compare
  17. 51 Kazakhstan 100 ages 0-14 compare
  18. 51 Kyrgyzstan 100 ages 0-14 compare
  19. 51 Lao People's Democratic Republic 100 ages 0-14 compare
  20. 51 Libya 100 ages 0-14 compare
  21. 51 Malaysia 100 ages 0-14 compare
  22. 51 Mauritania 100 ages 0-14 compare
  23. 51 Republic of Moldova 100 ages 0-14 compare
  24. 51 Morocco 100 ages 0-14 compare
  25. 51 Nepal 100 ages 0-14 compare
  26. 51 Netherlands 100 ages 0-14 compare
  27. 51 Panama 100 ages 0-14 compare
  28. 51 Paraguay 100 ages 0-14 compare
  29. 51 Portugal 100 ages 0-14 compare
  30. 51 Romania 100 ages 0-14 compare
  31. 51 Somalia 100 ages 0-14 compare
  32. 51 Suriname 100 ages 0-14 compare
  33. 51 Tajikistan 100 ages 0-14 compare
  34. 51 Thailand 100 ages 0-14 compare
  35. 51 Tunisia 100 ages 0-14 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual number of children newly infected with hiv in El Salvador?
Annual number of children newly infected with hiv in El Salvador was 100 ages 0-14 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 200 ages 0-14 in 1996.
What is the lowest annual number of children newly infected with hiv recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 100 ages 0-14 in 1990.
How does El Salvador rank for annual number of children newly infected with hiv?
El Salvador ranks 51st out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual number of children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual number of children newly infected with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual number of children newly infected with HIV
Unit
ages 0-14
Source
UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
86 places, 3,006 data points, 1990–2024
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Annual number of new cases of HIV in children aged 0-14 years old.