Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy was 96.0% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in El Salvador, 1993–2014
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 96.0% for share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in El Salvador peaked at 96.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 68.7%, in 1993.
That places El Salvador 47th out of 99 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 68.7% | — |
| 1998 | 76.0% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.3% | 68.7% | 76.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 90.0% | 86.0% | 94.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in El Salvador?
- Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in El Salvador was 96.0% in 2014, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.7% in 1993.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy?
- El Salvador ranks 47th out of 99 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated share of women who have had a live birth who were visited at least once during pregnancy by a skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.