Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in El Salvador
El Salvador: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years was 6.7 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in El Salvador, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 6.7 per 1,000 for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in El Salvador peaked at 17.8 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.7 per 1,000, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 65th of 197 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.
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.8 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 11.8 per 1,000 | -33.7% |
| 1992 | 11.1 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 10.9 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 11 per 1,000 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 11.1 per 1,000 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 11.2 per 1,000 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 11.3 per 1,000 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 11.2 per 1,000 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 11.1 per 1,000 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 10.9 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 10.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11 per 1,000 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 11.3 per 1,000 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 11.7 per 1,000 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 11.9 per 1,000 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 11.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.6 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 11.1 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 10.4 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 9.5 per 1,000 | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 8.7 per 1,000 | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 8.3 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 8.5 per 1,000 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 9 per 1,000 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 9.5 per 1,000 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 9.8 per 1,000 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 9.6 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 8.9 per 1,000 | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 8 per 1,000 | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 7.4 per 1,000 | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 7.1 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 6.9 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 6.8 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 6.7 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.85 per 1,000 | 10.9 per 1,000 | 17.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.27 per 1,000 | 10.4 per 1,000 | 11.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.98 per 1,000 | 8 per 1,000 | 9.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.98 per 1,000 | 6.7 per 1,000 | 7.4 per 1,000 | 5 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100,758 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in El Salvador?
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in El Salvador was 6.7 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- El Salvador ranks 65th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 youths age 20, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.