Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in El Salvador
El Salvador: Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 was 0.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 143 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2005
All-time low
0.5%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in El Salvador stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in El Salvador peaked at 0.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 62nd out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 71% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 6 |
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)
- 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 prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in El Salvador?
- Prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in El Salvador was 0.5% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
- El Salvador ranks 62nd out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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