Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in El Salvador

El Salvador: Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years was 160 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
160
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
100th
of 200 countries
All-time high
448
in 1990
All-time low
132
in 2013
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in El Salvador, 1990–2024

1002003004001990200720241990: 4481991: 4111992: 3821993: 3561994: 3321995: 3121996: 2951997: 2791998: 3591999: 2522000: 2412001: 3722002: 2232003: 2162004: 2082005: 2012006: 1932007: 1832008: 1722009: 2082010: 1492011: 1412012: 1352013: 1322014: 1322015: 1352016: 1402017: 1482018: 1562019: 1642020: 1692021: 1712022: 1682023: 1652024: 160

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2024, number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in El Salvador stood at 160.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in El Salvador peaked at 448 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 132, in 2013.

That places El Salvador 100th out of 200 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.

Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in El Salvador, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 448
1991 411 -8.3%
1992 382 -7.1%
1993 356 -6.8%
1994 332 -6.7%
1995 312 -6.0%
1996 295 -5.4%
1997 279 -5.4%
1998 359 +28.7%
1999 252 -29.8%
2000 241 -4.4%
2001 372 +54.4%
2002 223 -40.1%
2003 216 -3.1%
2004 208 -3.7%
2005 201 -3.4%
2006 193 -4.0%
2007 183 -5.2%
2008 172 -6.0%
2009 208 +20.9%
2010 149 -28.4%
2011 141 -5.4%
2012 135 -4.3%
2013 132 -2.2%
2014 132 +0.0%
2015 135 +2.3%
2016 140 +3.7%
2017 148 +5.7%
2018 156 +5.4%
2019 164 +5.1%
2020 169 +3.0%
2021 171 +1.2%
2022 168 -1.8%
2023 165 -1.8%
2024 160 -3.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 160 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 142.5, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 160 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 110.5, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 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.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +54.4% 241 372
2002 -40.1% 372 223
1998 +28.7% 279 359

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 342.6 252 448 10
2000s 221.7 172 372 10
2010s 143.2 132 164 10
2020s 166.6 160 171 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in El Salvador?
Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in El Salvador was 160 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 448 in 1990.
What is the lowest number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 132 in 2013.
How does El Salvador rank for number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years?
El Salvador ranks 100th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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 children ages 5 to 9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
213 places, 7,455 data points, 1990–2024
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