Tuberculosis case detection rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Tuberculosis case detection rate was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis case detection rate in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis case detection rate in El Salvador is 79.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case detection rate in El Salvador peaked at 79.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 84th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case detection rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.0% | — |
| 2001 | 46.0% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 60.0% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 65.0% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 79.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 79.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.0%, 98% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.2% | 43.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 71.0% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 78.0% | 79.0% | 5 |
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 tuberculosis case detection rate in El Salvador?
- Tuberculosis case detection rate in El Salvador was 79.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case detection rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for tuberculosis case detection rate?
- El Salvador ranks 84th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case detection rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case detection rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases diagnosed and treated in national TB control programs and notified to WHO, divided by WHO's estimate of the number of incident TB cases for the same year.