Prevalence of syphilis in El Salvador
El Salvador: Prevalence of syphilis was 1.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Prevalence of syphilis in El Salvador, 2011–2021
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of women attending antenatal care.
Analysis
In 2021, prevalence of syphilis in El Salvador stood at 1.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 51.5% on the previous year and up 329.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of syphilis in El Salvador peaked at 1.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
El Salvador ranks 41st of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Prevalence of syphilis in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of women attending antenatal care | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.2% | — |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -68.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -62.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +800.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -37.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +129.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -38.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +183.3% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +51.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 2.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.2%, 87% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 2 |
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 syphilis in El Salvador?
- Prevalence of syphilis in El Salvador was 1.0% in 2021, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of syphilis recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest prevalence of syphilis recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does El Salvador rank for prevalence of syphilis?
- El Salvador ranks 41st out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
- Is prevalence of syphilis rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 329.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as part of Prevalence of syphilis (% of women attending antenatal care). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of women attending antenatal care seropositive for syphilis