Number of deaths in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of deaths was 50,597 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths in El Salvador, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, number of deaths in El Salvador stood at 50,597 deaths. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in El Salvador peaked at 50,597 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30,193 deaths, in 2002.
El Salvador ranks 107th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31,497 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 32,586 deaths | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 30,193 deaths | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 31,699 deaths | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 32,076 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 32,857 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 33,097 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 32,880 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 33,015 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 34,366 deaths | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 33,895 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 34,267 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 33,219 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 35,139 deaths | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 38,246 deaths | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 41,430 deaths | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 39,513 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 40,474 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 38,079 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 39,749 deaths | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 49,381 deaths | +24.2% |
| 2021 | 50,597 deaths | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32,426 deaths | 30,193 deaths | 34,366 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,401 deaths | 33,219 deaths | 41,430 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,989 deaths | 49,381 deaths | 50,597 deaths | 2 |
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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)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0114 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0135 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths in El Salvador?
- Number of deaths in El Salvador was 50,597 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 50,597 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,193 deaths in 2002.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of deaths?
- El Salvador ranks 107th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes.