Share living with less than 10 int per day in El Salvador

El Salvador: Share living with less than 10 int per day was 39.99 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
39.99
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
50th
of 120 countries
All-time high
76.55
in 1991
All-time low
39.99
in 2023
Years of data
29
1989–2023

Share living with less than 10 int per day in El Salvador, 1989–2023

0204060801989200620231989: 71.91991: 76.51995: 721996: 71.41998: 69.91999: 67.52000: 64.22001: 65.22002: 64.52003: 66.32004: 65.12005: 65.42006: 65.42007: 632008: 64.62009: 66.22010: 64.32011: 65.82012: 64.22013: 60.22014: 59.82015: 57.82016: 55.62017: 542018: 49.82019: 45.52021: 43.52022: 43.12023: 40

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share living with less than 10 int per day in El Salvador is 39.99, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share living with less than 10 int per day in El Salvador peaked at 76.55 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 39.99, in 2023.

El Salvador ranks 50th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Share living with less than 10 int per day in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Share living with less than 10 int per day in El Salvador, 1989 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1989 71.85 —
1991 76.55 +6.5%
1995 71.97 -6.0%
1996 71.41 -0.8%
1998 69.93 -2.1%
1999 67.55 -3.4%
2000 64.15 -5.0%
2001 65.19 +1.6%
2002 64.52 -1.0%
2003 66.31 +2.8%
2004 65.08 -1.8%
2005 65.45 +0.6%
2006 65.37 -0.1%
2007 62.96 -3.7%
2008 64.63 +2.7%
2009 66.23 +2.5%
2010 64.31 -2.9%
2011 65.76 +2.3%
2012 64.17 -2.4%
2013 60.17 -6.2%
2014 59.8 -0.6%
2015 57.82 -3.3%
2016 55.59 -3.9%
2017 54 -2.9%
2018 49.83 -7.7%
2019 45.54 -8.6%
2021 43.55 -4.4%
2022 43.1 -1.0%
2023 39.99 -7.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 39.99 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.32, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 39.99 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.71, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 71.85 71.85 71.85 1
1990s 71.48 67.55 76.55 5
2000s 64.99 62.96 66.31 10
2010s 57.7 45.54 65.76 10
2020s 42.21 39.99 43.55 3

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 47 Iran 48.77 compare
  2. 48 Peru 46.14 compare
  3. 49 Colombia 45.05 compare
  4. 51 Palestine 39.42 compare
  5. 52 Ecuador 38 compare
  6. 53 Mongolia 37.18 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share living with less than 10 int per day in El Salvador?
Share living with less than 10 int per day in El Salvador was 39.99 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share living with less than 10 int per day recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 76.55 in 1991.
What is the lowest share living with less than 10 int per day recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 39.99 in 2023.
How does El Salvador rank for share living with less than 10 int per day?
El Salvador ranks 50th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is share living with less than 10 int per day rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than 10 int per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share living with less than 10 int per day
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,152 data points, 1963–2025
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