Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre was 0.2606 cases per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per square kilometre.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.2606 cases per square kilometre for tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.8% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 0.2606 cases per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1158 cases per square kilometre, in 2009.
That places El Salvador 30th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | cases per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1689 cases per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.1496 cases per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1496 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1255 cases per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1207 cases per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1448 cases per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1255 cases per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1255 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1255 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1158 cases per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1158 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1255 cases per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1351 cases per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1448 cases per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1448 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1593 cases per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.193 cases per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2317 cases per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2268 cases per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1882 cases per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1255 cases per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1158 cases per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1544 cases per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2606 cases per square kilometre | +68.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.2606 cases per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0201 cases per square kilometre, 13.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.2606 cases per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0116 cases per square kilometre, 22.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1351 cases per square kilometre | 0.1158 cases per square kilometre | 0.1689 cases per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1665 cases per square kilometre | 0.1158 cases per square kilometre | 0.2317 cases per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1641 cases per square kilometre | 0.1158 cases per square kilometre | 0.2606 cases per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 27 Bahrain 0.275 cases per square kilometre compare
- 28 Cambodia 0.2719 cases per square kilometre compare
- 29 Malawi 0.2652 cases per square kilometre compare
- 31 Djibouti 0.2373 cases per square kilometre compare
- 32 Eswatini 0.2326 cases per square kilometre compare
- 33 South Africa 0.2226 cases per square kilometre compare
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 cases, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 0.2606 cases per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2606 cases per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1158 cases per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does El Salvador rank for tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 30th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tuberculosis cases divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tuberculosis cases ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tuberculosis cases WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tuberculosis cases divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.