Share of deaths from homicide in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of deaths from homicide was 6.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of deaths from homicide in El Salvador, 1990–2018
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 6.8% for share of deaths from homicide in 2018.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from homicide in El Salvador peaked at 13.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1990.
That places El Salvador 2nd out of 113 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of deaths from homicide in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.2% | — |
| 1991 | 5.4% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 6.9% | +26.9% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | +25.7% |
| 1995 | 8.7% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 8.8% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 8.7% | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +22.3% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | +21.9% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +28.8% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | -33.1% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +41.2% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +49.7% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -25.3% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 5.2% | 8.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 7.1% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 6.3% | 13.4% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from homicide in El Salvador?
- Share of deaths from homicide in El Salvador was 6.8% in 2018, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from homicide recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from homicide recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of deaths from homicide?
- El Salvador ranks 2nd out of 113 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of deaths from homicide rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of annual deaths which are homicides.