Mortality caused by road traffic injury in El Salvador
El Salvador: Mortality caused by road traffic injury was 20.9 per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in El Salvador, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 20.9 per 100,000 population for mortality caused by road traffic injury in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury in El Salvador peaked at 35.9 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19 per 100,000 population, in 2012.
El Salvador ranks 65th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.9 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 35.3 per 100,000 population | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 33.1 per 100,000 population | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 35.6 per 100,000 population | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 35.6 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.7 per 100,000 population | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 32.9 per 100,000 population | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 30.9 per 100,000 population | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 28.4 per 100,000 population | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 24.6 per 100,000 population | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 22.3 per 100,000 population | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 21.1 per 100,000 population | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 19 per 100,000 population | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 19 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.4 per 100,000 population | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 20.8 per 100,000 population | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 22.2 per 100,000 population | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 20.6 per 100,000 population | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 20.8 per 100,000 population | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 20.9 per 100,000 population | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2 per 100,000 population | 24.6 per 100,000 population | 35.9 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.71 per 100,000 population | 19 per 100,000 population | 22.3 per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 62 Libya 21.3 per 100,000 population compare
- 63 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 21.1 per 100,000 population compare
- 64 Mongolia 21 per 100,000 population compare
- 65 Algeria 20.9 per 100,000 population compare
- 67 Nigeria 20.7 per 100,000 population compare
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- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0409 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury in El Salvador?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury in El Salvador was 20.9 per 100,000 population in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 per 100,000 population in 2012.
- How does El Salvador rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury?
- El Salvador ranks 65th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.