Number of deaths among adolescents in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of deaths among adolescents was 359 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths among adolescents in El Salvador, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths among adolescents in El Salvador stood at 359.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among adolescents in El Salvador peaked at 422 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 258, in 2014.
El Salvador ranks 78th of 200 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.
Number of deaths among adolescents in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 422 | — |
| 1991 | 401 | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 384 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 366 | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 347 | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 329 | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 313 | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 301 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 334 | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 284 | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 280 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 389 | +38.9% |
| 2002 | 277 | -28.8% |
| 2003 | 277 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 278 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 279 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 279 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 280 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 280 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 304 | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 273 | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 269 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 264 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 260 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 258 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 260 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 268 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 281 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 301 | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 321 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 338 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 351 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 357 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 359 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 359 | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 359 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 157, 2.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 359 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 141.5, 2.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths among adolescents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +38.9% | 280 | 389 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 348.1 | 284 | 422 | 10 |
| 2000s | 292.3 | 277 | 389 | 10 |
| 2010s | 275.5 | 258 | 321 | 10 |
| 2020s | 352.8 | 338 | 359 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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More health data for El Salvador
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths among adolescents in El Salvador?
- Number of deaths among adolescents in El Salvador was 359 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among adolescents recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 422 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among adolescents recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 258 in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of deaths among adolescents?
- El Salvador ranks 78th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among adolescents rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. 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 Number of deaths among adolescents (10 to 19 years of age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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