Share of deaths from homicide in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of deaths from homicide was 6.81 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
6.81
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
2nd
of 113 countries
All-time high
13.36
in 2015
All-time low
5.16
in 1990
Years of data
28
1990–2018
Share of deaths from homicide in El Salvador, 1990–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 6.81 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 13.36 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.16, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.16 | — |
| 1991 | 5.4 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 6.86 | +26.9% |
| 1993 | 8.62 | +25.7% |
| 1995 | 8.69 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 8.77 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 7.54 | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 8.71 | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 8.19 | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 7.8 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 7.42 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 7.12 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 7.11 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 8.7 | +22.3% |
| 2005 | 10.6 | +21.9% |
| 2006 | 10.88 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 9.84 | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 8.88 | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 11.45 | +28.8% |
| 2010 | 10.38 | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 10.87 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 7.27 | -33.1% |
| 2013 | 6.32 | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 8.92 | +41.2% |
| 2015 | 13.36 | +49.7% |
| 2016 | 10.94 | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 8.17 | -25.3% |
| 2018 | 6.81 | -16.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 6.81 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3419, 19.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 6.81 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.92, 3.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.55 | 5.16 | 8.77 | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.98 | 7.11 | 11.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.23 | 6.32 | 13.36 | 9 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8849 % change on previous year (2025)
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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 6.81 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from homicide recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 13.36 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from homicide recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.16 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 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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