Number of incident tuberculosis cases in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 7,300 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of incident tuberculosis cases in El Salvador stood at 7,300. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 35.2% on the previous year and up 143.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in El Salvador peaked at 7,300 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,400, in 2009.
El Salvador ranks 78th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,500 | — |
| 2001 | 3,100 | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 3,100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,600 | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 2,500 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 3,000 | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 2,600 | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 2,600 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,600 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,400 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 2,400 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,600 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 2,800 | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 3,000 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,300 | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 4,000 | +21.2% |
| 2017 | 4,800 | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 4,700 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 3,900 | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 2,600 | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 2,400 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 3,200 | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 5,400 | +68.8% |
| 2024 | 7,300 | +35.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,800 | 2,400 | 3,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,450 | 2,400 | 4,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,180 | 2,400 | 7,300 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 76 Rwanda 8,800 compare
- 77 Tajikistan 7,900 compare
- 79 Timor-Leste 6,900 compare
- 80 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6,700 compare
- 81 Azerbaijan 6,600 compare
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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0098 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of incident tuberculosis cases in El Salvador?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in El Salvador was 7,300 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 7,300 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,400 in 2009.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- El Salvador ranks 78th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.3%. 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, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of incident tuberculosis cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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