Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV in El Salvador
El Salvador: Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV was 500 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
500
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
55th
of 137 countries
All-time high
960
in 1999
All-time low
500
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV in El Salvador, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 500 for young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with hiv in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with hiv in El Salvador peaked at 960 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 500, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 55th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 500 | — |
| 1991 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 570 | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 670 | +17.5% |
| 1995 | 770 | +14.9% |
| 1996 | 840 | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 900 | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 940 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 960 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 950 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 920 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 870 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 800 | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 720 | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 630 | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 530 | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 500 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 500 | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 500 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 350, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 500 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 500, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 715 | 500 | 960 | 10 |
| 2000s | 692 | 500 | 950 | 10 |
| 2010s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 52 Cuba 530 compare
- 52 Laos 530 compare
- 54 Italy 520 compare
- 55 Afghanistan 500 compare
- 55 Bangladesh 500 compare
- 55 Benin 500 compare
- 55 Bolivia 500 compare
- 55 Burundi 500 compare
- 55 Costa Rica 500 compare
- 55 Gabon 500 compare
- 55 Guatemala 500 compare
- 55 Guinea-Bissau 500 compare
- 55 Jamaica 500 compare
- 55 Kazakhstan 500 compare
- 55 Malaysia 500 compare
- 55 Paraguay 500 compare
- 55 Saudi Arabia 500 compare
- 55 Senegal 500 compare
- 55 Spain 500 compare
- 55 Tunisia 500 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)
- 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 young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with hiv in El Salvador?
- Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with hiv in El Salvador was 500 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with hiv recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 960 in 1999.
- What is the lowest young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with hiv recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with hiv?
- El Salvador ranks 55th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with hiv rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV.