Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG in El Salvador

El Salvador: Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG was 7.9 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
7.9
Change on year
down 54.5%
World rank
28th
of 36 countries
All-time high
138.44
in 1995
All-time low
7.9
in 2022
Years of data
29
1994–2022

Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG in El Salvador, 1994–2022

0501001501994200820221994: 134.31995: 138.41996: 1171997: 112.51998: 951999: 652000: 59.72001: 60.22002: 47.42003: 55.92004: 64.92005: 64.62006: 65.42007: 58.22008: 52.72009: 72.52010: 65.72011: 71.82012: 42.42013: 40.92014: 63.62015: 107.62016: 85.12017: 63.82018: 53.82019: 38.52020: 21.52021: 17.32022: 7.9

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg in El Salvador is 7.9, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of down 54.5% on the previous year and down 81.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg in El Salvador peaked at 138.44 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 7.9, in 2022.

That places El Salvador 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database) in El Salvador, 1994 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1994 134.28
1995 138.44 +3.1%
1996 117 -15.5%
1997 112.46 -3.9%
1998 94.95 -15.6%
1999 65.02 -31.5%
2000 59.75 -8.1%
2001 60.15 +0.7%
2002 47.36 -21.3%
2003 55.95 +18.1%
2004 64.9 +16.0%
2005 64.64 -0.4%
2006 65.42 +1.2%
2007 58.19 -11.1%
2008 52.73 -9.4%
2009 72.45 +37.4%
2010 65.7 -9.3%
2011 71.77 +9.2%
2012 42.43 -40.9%
2013 40.94 -3.5%
2014 63.62 +55.4%
2015 107.64 +69.2%
2016 85.09 -21.0%
2017 63.76 -25.1%
2018 53.8 -15.6%
2019 38.54 -28.4%
2020 21.51 -44.2%
2021 17.34 -19.4%
2022 7.9 -54.5%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 7.9 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.71, 50% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 7.9 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.32, 37% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 110.36 65.02 138.44 6
2000s 60.15 47.36 72.45 10
2010s 63.33 38.54 107.64 10
2020s 15.58 7.9 21.51 3

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 25 Antigua and Barbuda 10.72 compare
  2. 26 Peru 8.6 compare
  3. 27 British Virgin Islands 8.17 compare
  4. 29 Barbados 7.44 compare
  5. 30 Paraguay 6.78 compare
  6. 31 Suriname 6.52 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg in El Salvador?
Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg in El Salvador was 7.9 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 138.44 in 1995.
What is the lowest rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 7.9 in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg?
El Salvador ranks 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 81.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
36 places, 959 data points, 1990–2023
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