Number of incident tuberculosis cases in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 250 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 250 for number of incident tuberculosis cases in 2024.
That represents a change of down 24.2% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in El Salvador peaked at 360 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 160, in 2020.
That places El Salvador 81st out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 270 | — |
| 2001 | 220 | -18.5% |
| 2002 | 200 | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 240 | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 180 | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 360 | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 280 | -22.2% |
| 2007 | 350 | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 300 | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 300 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 260 | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 270 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 300 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 280 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 280 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 250 | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 270 | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 230 | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 280 | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 250 | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 160 | -36.0% |
| 2021 | 160 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 260 | +62.5% |
| 2023 | 330 | +26.9% |
| 2024 | 250 | -24.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 270 | 180 | 360 | 10 |
| 2010s | 267 | 230 | 300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 232 | 160 | 330 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in El Salvador?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in El Salvador was 250 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 360 in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 160 in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- El Salvador ranks 81st out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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 incident tuberculosis cases, (HIV-positive cases). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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