Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases was 1.34 million Number of people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in El Salvador, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Number of people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in El Salvador is 1.34 million Number of people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in El Salvador peaked at 1.48 million Number of people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 233,387 Number of people, in 2012.
That places El Salvador 61st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Number of people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 242,858 Number of people | — |
| 2011 | 238,045 Number of people | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 233,387 Number of people | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 849,969 Number of people | +264.2% |
| 2014 | 821,068 Number of people | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 702,992 Number of people | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 742,568 Number of people | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.41 million Number of people | +90.0% |
| 2018 | 1.44 million Number of people | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.44 million Number of people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.42 million Number of people | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.48 million Number of people | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.34 million Number of people | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 1.48 million Number of people | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 1.34 million Number of people | -9.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.34 million Number of people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11,782 Number of people, 113.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.34 million Number of people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58,388 Number of people, 23.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +264.2% | 233,387 Number of people | 849,969 Number of people |
| 2017 | +90.0% | 742,568 Number of people | 1.41 million Number of people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 812,943 Number of people | 233,387 Number of people | 1.44 million Number of people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 million Number of people | 1.34 million Number of people | 1.48 million Number of people | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in El Salvador?
- Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in El Salvador was 1.34 million Number of people in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million Number of people in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 233,387 Number of people in 2012.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases?
- El Salvador ranks 61st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of people requiring medical treatment for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).