Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy was 66.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of pregnant women living with HIV.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in El Salvador is 66.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in El Salvador peaked at 90.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 56th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 36.0% | — |
| 2003 | 55.0% | +52.8% |
| 2004 | 75.0% | +36.4% |
| 2005 | 72.0% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | -23.6% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | -14.5% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | +51.0% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +26.8% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | -25.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 66.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.5%, 83% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 66.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.0%, 97% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.6% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.8% | 40.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 66.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,040 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,040 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in El Salvador?
- Share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy in El Salvador was 66.0% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy?
- El Salvador ranks 56th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of pregnant women with hiv that receive antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Antiretroviral medicine is used to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.