Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in El Salvador
El Salvador: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV was 34.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in El Salvador, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in El Salvador is 34.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in El Salvador peaked at 35.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 1993.
El Salvador ranks 87th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.9% | — |
| 1991 | 29.7% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 29.5% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 29.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 29.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 29.6% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 29.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 29.9% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 30.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 30.2% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 30.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 30.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 30.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 31.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 31.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 32.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 35.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 34.9% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 34.7% | -0.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 34.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.7%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 34.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 34.7%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.7% | 29.5% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 30.2% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 32.1% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 34.7% | 35.3% | 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 women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in El Salvador?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in El Salvador was 34.7% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 1993.
- How does El Salvador rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- El Salvador ranks 87th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of HIV is the percentage of people who are infected with HIV. Female rate is as a percentage of the total population ages 15+ who are living with HIV.