Deaths from road injuries in El Salvador

El Salvador: Deaths from road injuries was 1,358 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
1,358
Change on year
up 29.0%
World rank
89th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1,757
in 2004
All-time low
1,011
in 2012
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from road injuries in El Salvador, 2000–2021

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2000201020212000: 1.7k2001: 1.7k2002: 1.6k2003: 1.7k2004: 1.8k2005: 1.5k2006: 1.6k2007: 1.6k2008: 1.5k2009: 1.3k2010: 1.2k2011: 1.1k2012: 1.0k2013: 1.1k2014: 1.1k2015: 1.1k2016: 1.2k2017: 1.2k2018: 1.3k2019: 1.4k2020: 1.1k2021: 1.4k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, deaths from road injuries in El Salvador stood at 1,358.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.0% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in El Salvador peaked at 1,757 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,011, in 2012.

El Salvador ranks 89th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Deaths from road injuries in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Deaths from road injuries in El Salvador, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 1,735
2001 1,700 -2.0%
2002 1,591 -6.4%
2003 1,740 +9.4%
2004 1,757 +1.0%
2005 1,479 -15.8%
2006 1,650 +11.6%
2007 1,572 -4.7%
2008 1,451 -7.7%
2009 1,283 -11.6%
2010 1,159 -9.7%
2011 1,107 -4.5%
2012 1,011 -8.7%
2013 1,079 +6.7%
2014 1,107 +2.6%
2015 1,134 +2.4%
2016 1,215 +7.1%
2017 1,245 +2.5%
2018 1,310 +5.2%
2019 1,406 +7.3%
2020 1,053 -25.1%
2021 1,358 +29.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,596 1,283 1,757 10
2010s 1,177 1,011 1,406 10
2020s 1,205 1,053 1,358 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from road injuries in El Salvador?
Deaths from road injuries in El Salvador was 1,358 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 1,757 in 2004.
What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 1,011 in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for deaths from road injuries?
El Salvador ranks 89th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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 Deaths from road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths from road injuries
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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