Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical was 1.34 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in El Salvador, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in El Salvador stood at 1.34 million.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in El Salvador peaked at 1.48 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 233,387, in 2012.
That places El Salvador 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 242,858 | — |
| 2011 | 238,045 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 233,387 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 849,969 | +264.2% |
| 2014 | 821,068 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 702,992 | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 742,568 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.41 million | +90.0% |
| 2018 | 1.44 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.44 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.42 million | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.48 million | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.34 million | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 1.48 million | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 1.34 million | -9.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.34 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,918, 135.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.34 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31,870, 42.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +264.2% | 233,387 | 849,969 |
| 2017 | +90.0% | 742,568 | 1.41 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 812,943 | 233,387 | 1.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 million | 1.34 million | 1.48 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 62 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.64 million compare
- 62 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.64 million compare
- 64 Congo 1.59 million compare
- 66 Equatorial Guinea 1.05 million compare
- 67 Gabon 978,475 compare
- 68 Eritrea 813,233 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in El Salvador?
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in El Salvador was 1.34 million in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 233,387 in 2012.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical?
- El Salvador ranks 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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