Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 was 496 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
496
Change on year
down 54.3%
World rank
20th
of 36 countries
All-time high
7,977
in 1995
All-time low
496
in 2022
Years of data
29
1994–2022
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in El Salvador, 1994–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in El Salvador is 496, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 54.3% on the previous year and down 80.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in El Salvador peaked at 7,977 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 496, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 20th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7,673 | — |
| 1995 | 7,977 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 6,792 | -14.9% |
| 1997 | 6,573 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 5,584 | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 3,845 | -31.1% |
| 2000 | 3,551 | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 3,590 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 2,835 | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 3,356 | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 3,897 | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 3,882 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 3,927 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3,497 | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 3,179 | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 4,382 | +37.8% |
| 2010 | 3,987 | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 4,371 | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 2,594 | -40.7% |
| 2013 | 2,513 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 3,921 | +56.0% |
| 2015 | 6,656 | +69.8% |
| 2016 | 5,276 | -20.7% |
| 2017 | 3,962 | -24.9% |
| 2018 | 3,346 | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 2,398 | -28.3% |
| 2020 | 1,341 | -44.1% |
| 2021 | 1,085 | -19.1% |
| 2022 | 496 | -54.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 496 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 531.5, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 496 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 868.5, 57% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,407 | 3,845 | 7,977 | 6 |
| 2000s | 3,610 | 2,835 | 4,382 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,902 | 2,398 | 6,656 | 10 |
| 2020s | 974 | 496 | 1,341 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in El Salvador?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in El Salvador was 496 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 7,977 in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 496 in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1?
- El Salvador ranks 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.9%. 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 Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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