Tuberculosis incidence in El Salvador
El Salvador: Tuberculosis incidence was 116 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis incidence in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis incidence in El Salvador is 116, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.9% on the previous year and up 141.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis incidence in El Salvador peaked at 116 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39, in 2010.
El Salvador ranks 53rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis incidence in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58 | — |
| 2001 | 53 | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 52 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 43 | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 41 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 50 | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 44 | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40 | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 43 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 46 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 48 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 53 | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 65 | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 77 | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 76 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 63 | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 42 | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 39 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 51 | +30.8% |
| 2023 | 86 | +68.6% |
| 2024 | 116 | +34.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.7 | 40 | 58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.8 | 39 | 77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8 | 39 | 116 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,537 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 104 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2438 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.6576 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3554 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis incidence in El Salvador?
- Tuberculosis incidence in El Salvador was 116 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tuberculosis incidence recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 116 in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis incidence recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for tuberculosis incidence?
- El Salvador ranks 53rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis incidence rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tuberculosis incidence (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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