Total disease burden who in El Salvador

El Salvador: Total disease burden who was 2.11 million in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
2.11 million
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
109th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2.11 million
in 2021
All-time low
1.67 million
in 2012
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Total disease burden who in El Salvador, 2000–2021

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2000201020212000: 1.9M2001: 1.9M2002: 1.8M2003: 1.8M2004: 1.8M2005: 1.8M2006: 1.8M2007: 1.8M2008: 1.7M2009: 1.8M2010: 1.7M2011: 1.8M2012: 1.7M2013: 1.7M2014: 1.8M2015: 2.0M2016: 1.9M2017: 1.9M2018: 1.8M2019: 1.9M2020: 2.0M2021: 2.1M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 2.11 million for total disease burden who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total disease burden who in El Salvador peaked at 2.11 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.67 million, in 2012.

That places El Salvador 109th out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Total disease burden who in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Total disease burden who in El Salvador, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 1.90 million
2001 1.91 million +0.3%
2002 1.78 million -6.4%
2003 1.80 million +0.7%
2004 1.80 million +0.5%
2005 1.81 million +0.5%
2006 1.81 million -0.3%
2007 1.77 million -2.1%
2008 1.74 million -1.7%
2009 1.80 million +3.5%
2010 1.74 million -3.5%
2011 1.76 million +1.1%
2012 1.67 million -4.7%
2013 1.70 million +1.7%
2014 1.80 million +5.6%
2015 1.96 million +8.7%
2016 1.89 million -3.2%
2017 1.86 million -1.8%
2018 1.81 million -2.5%
2019 1.86 million +2.4%
2020 2.04 million +10.1%
2021 2.11 million +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.81 million 1.74 million 1.91 million 10
2010s 1.80 million 1.67 million 1.96 million 10
2020s 2.08 million 2.04 million 2.11 million 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is total disease burden who in El Salvador?
Total disease burden who in El Salvador was 2.11 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest total disease burden who recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 2.11 million in 2021.
What is the lowest total disease burden who recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 1.67 million in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for total disease burden who?
El Salvador ranks 109th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is total disease burden who rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total disease burden who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total disease burden who
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
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