Tuberculosis case fatality rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 2 for tuberculosis case fatality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in El Salvador peaked at 8 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 174th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8 | — |
| 2001 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 2012 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | -33.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 22% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 2 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10, 20% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6 | 2 | 5 | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 104 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in El Salvador?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in El Salvador was 2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- El Salvador ranks 174th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case fatality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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