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Prevalence of HIV, total in El Salvador

El Salvador: Prevalence of HIV, total was 0.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
69th
of 152 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2002
All-time low
0.1%
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Prevalence of HIV, total in El Salvador, 1990–2024

0.10.20.30.40.50.61990200720241990: 0.1 % of population ages 15-491991: 0.1 % of population ages 15-491992: 0.1 % of population ages 15-491993: 0.2 % of population ages 15-491994: 0.2 % of population ages 15-491995: 0.3 % of population ages 15-491996: 0.3 % of population ages 15-491997: 0.4 % of population ages 15-491998: 0.4 % of population ages 15-491999: 0.5 % of population ages 15-492000: 0.5 % of population ages 15-492001: 0.5 % of population ages 15-492002: 0.6 % of population ages 15-492003: 0.6 % of population ages 15-492004: 0.6 % of population ages 15-492005: 0.6 % of population ages 15-492006: 0.6 % of population ages 15-492007: 0.6 % of population ages 15-492008: 0.6 % of population ages 15-492009: 0.6 % of population ages 15-492010: 0.5 % of population ages 15-492011: 0.5 % of population ages 15-492012: 0.5 % of population ages 15-492013: 0.5 % of population ages 15-492014: 0.5 % of population ages 15-492015: 0.5 % of population ages 15-492016: 0.5 % of population ages 15-492017: 0.4 % of population ages 15-492018: 0.4 % of population ages 15-492019: 0.4 % of population ages 15-492020: 0.4 % of population ages 15-492021: 0.4 % of population ages 15-492022: 0.4 % of population ages 15-492023: 0.4 % of population ages 15-492024: 0.4 % of population ages 15-49

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in % of population ages 15-49.

Analysis

The most recent figure for prevalence of hiv, total in El Salvador is 0.4%, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv, total in El Salvador peaked at 0.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.

That places El Salvador 69th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Prevalence of HIV, total in El Salvador, year by year

Year % of population ages 15-49 Change
1990 0.1% —
1991 0.1% +0.0%
1992 0.1% +0.0%
1993 0.2% +100.0%
1994 0.2% +0.0%
1995 0.3% +50.0%
1996 0.3% +0.0%
1997 0.4% +33.3%
1998 0.4% +0.0%
1999 0.5% +25.0%
2000 0.5% +0.0%
2001 0.5% +0.0%
2002 0.6% +20.0%
2003 0.6% +0.0%
2004 0.6% +0.0%
2005 0.6% +0.0%
2006 0.6% +0.0%
2007 0.6% +0.0%
2008 0.6% +0.0%
2009 0.6% +0.0%
2010 0.5% -16.7%
2011 0.5% +0.0%
2012 0.5% +0.0%
2013 0.5% +0.0%
2014 0.5% +0.0%
2015 0.5% +0.0%
2016 0.5% +0.0%
2017 0.4% -20.0%
2018 0.4% +0.0%
2019 0.4% +0.0%
2020 0.4% +0.0%
2021 0.4% +0.0%
2022 0.4% +0.0%
2023 0.4% +0.0%
2024 0.4% +0.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 67% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.1% 0.5% 10
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 69 Argentina 0.4% compare
  2. 69 Armenia 0.4% compare
  3. 69 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
  4. 69 Ecuador 0.4% compare
  5. 69 Eritrea 0.4% compare
  6. 69 Georgia 0.4% compare
  7. 69 Indonesia 0.4% compare
  8. 69 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.4% compare
  9. 69 Saint Lucia 0.4% compare
  10. 69 Peru 0.4% compare
  11. 69 Tuvalu 0.4% compare
  12. 69 Viet Nam 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of hiv, total in El Salvador?
Prevalence of hiv, total in El Salvador was 0.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest prevalence of hiv, total recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2002.
What is the lowest prevalence of hiv, total recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
How does El Salvador rank for prevalence of hiv, total?
El Salvador ranks 69th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
Is prevalence of hiv, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)
Unit
% of population ages 15-49
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
152 places, 5,267 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release