Number of deaths in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of deaths was 47,448 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
47,448
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
111th
of 236 countries
All-time high
69,097
in 1980
All-time low
38,352
in 1997
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of deaths in El Salvador, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, number of deaths in El Salvador stood at 47,448.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in El Salvador peaked at 69,097 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 38,352, in 1997.
El Salvador ranks 111th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of deaths in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 45,947 | — |
| 1951 | 47,862 | +4.2% |
| 1952 | 47,423 | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 48,092 | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 48,255 | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 48,427 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 48,570 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 48,696 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 48,778 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 49,254 | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 49,707 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 50,202 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 50,729 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 51,622 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 52,325 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 52,783 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 53,203 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 54,122 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 55,332 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 55,573 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 56,498 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 56,231 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 56,033 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 54,767 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 55,028 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 54,345 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 52,767 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 53,937 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 53,092 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 55,812 | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 69,097 | +23.8% |
| 1981 | 63,550 | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 57,508 | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 55,702 | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 50,810 | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 47,666 | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 45,164 | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 45,721 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 45,052 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 43,089 | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 41,838 | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 41,163 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 40,728 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 38,969 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 38,964 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 39,136 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 38,961 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 38,352 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 38,765 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 38,576 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 38,936 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 39,814 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 39,975 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 40,985 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 41,589 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 43,474 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 44,996 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 46,825 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 45,749 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 45,057 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 43,789 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 43,290 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 43,056 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 43,906 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 44,607 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 45,622 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 46,192 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 46,568 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 46,254 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 46,288 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 53,398 | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 54,501 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 46,842 | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 47,448 | +1.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 47,448 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43,965, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 47,448 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,105, 2.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48,130 | 45,947 | 49,254 | 10 |
| 1960s | 52,560 | 49,707 | 55,573 | 10 |
| 1970s | 54,851 | 52,767 | 56,498 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52,336 | 43,089 | 69,097 | 10 |
| 1990s | 39,545 | 38,352 | 41,838 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,740 | 38,936 | 46,825 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,957 | 43,056 | 46,568 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,547 | 46,842 | 54,501 | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 104 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths in El Salvador?
- Number of deaths in El Salvador was 47,448 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 69,097 in 1980.
- What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,352 in 1997.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of deaths?
- El Salvador ranks 111th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).