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Deaths in El Salvador

Deaths in El Salvador was 47,443 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 111th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count47,443 Estimated
Change on 2022+1.3%
Rank111th of 236Countries ranked
Series high69,0971980
Series low38,3551997
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Deaths in El Salvador, 1950 to 2023

30K40K50K60K70K19501961197219831994200520231950: 45,946 count1951: 47,866 count1952: 47,424 count1953: 48,092 count1954: 48,252 count1955: 48,422 count1956: 48,576 count1957: 48,697 count1958: 48,784 count1959: 49,253 count1960: 49,706 count1961: 50,206 count1962: 50,735 count1963: 51,619 count1964: 52,320 count1965: 52,784 count1966: 53,206 count1967: 54,122 count1968: 55,327 count1969: 55,574 count1970: 56,494 count1971: 56,231 count1972: 56,037 count1973: 54,771 count1974: 55,028 count1975: 54,347 count1976: 52,772 count1977: 53,940 count1978: 53,090 count1979: 55,813 count1980: 69,097 count1981: 63,549 count1982: 57,508 count1983: 55,708 count1984: 50,812 count1985: 47,664 count1986: 45,162 count1987: 45,717 count1988: 45,049 count1989: 43,092 count1990: 41,837 count1991: 41,162 count1992: 40,724 count1993: 38,968 count1994: 38,966 count1995: 39,136 count1996: 38,958 count1997: 38,355 count1998: 38,770 count1999: 38,578 count2000: 38,939 count2001: 39,817 count2002: 39,973 count2003: 40,981 count2004: 41,588 count2005: 43,474 count2006: 44,995 count2007: 46,824 count2008: 45,748 count2009: 45,057 count2010: 43,789 count2011: 43,292 count2012: 43,052 count2013: 43,906 count2014: 44,603 count2015: 45,623 count2016: 46,190 count2017: 46,567 count2018: 46,257 count2019: 46,288 count2020: 53,401 count2021: 54,503 count2022: 46,844 count2023: 47,443 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
202347,443 Estimated
202246,844 Estimated
202154,503 Estimated
202053,401 Estimated
201946,288 Estimated
201846,257 Estimated
201746,567 Estimated
201646,190 Estimated
201545,623 Estimated
201444,603 Estimated
201343,906 Estimated
201243,052 Estimated
201143,292 Estimated
201043,789 Estimated
200945,057 Estimated
200845,748 Estimated
200746,824 Estimated
200644,995 Estimated
200543,474 Estimated
200441,588 Estimated
200340,981 Estimated
200239,973 Estimated
200139,817 Estimated
200038,939 Estimated
199938,578 Estimated
199838,770 Estimated
199738,355 Estimated
199638,958 Estimated
199539,136 Estimated
199438,966 Estimated
199338,968 Estimated
199240,724 Estimated
199141,162 Estimated
199041,837 Estimated
198943,092 Estimated
198845,049 Estimated
198745,717 Estimated
198645,162 Estimated
198547,664 Estimated
198450,812 Estimated
198355,708 Estimated
198257,508 Estimated
198163,549 Estimated
198069,097 Estimated
197955,813 Estimated
197853,090 Estimated
197753,940 Estimated
197652,772 Estimated
197554,347 Estimated
197455,028 Estimated
197354,771 Estimated
197256,037 Estimated
197156,231 Estimated
197056,494 Estimated
196955,574 Estimated
196855,327 Estimated
196754,122 Estimated
196653,206 Estimated
196552,784 Estimated
196452,320 Estimated
196351,619 Estimated
196250,735 Estimated
196150,206 Estimated
196049,706 Estimated
195949,253 Estimated
195848,784 Estimated
195748,697 Estimated
195648,576 Estimated
195548,422 Estimated
195448,252 Estimated
195348,092 Estimated
195247,424 Estimated
195147,866 Estimated
195045,946 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Deaths of residents in the area during the year.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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APA 7

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, El Salvador, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

MLA 9

World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, El Salvador, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/el-salvador. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, El Salvador, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/el-salvador.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, El Salvador, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/el-salvador (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths): Deaths, El Salvador, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/el-salvador. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the deaths in El Salvador?

Deaths in El Salvador was 47,443 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 111th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest deaths in El Salvador?

69,097 in 1980, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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