Suicide rates among young people who mdb in El Salvador
El Salvador: Suicide rates among young people who mdb was 1.77 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Suicide rates among young people who mdb in El Salvador, 1990–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.77 for suicide rates among young people who mdb in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 59.4% on the previous year and down 84.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rates among young people who mdb in El Salvador peaked at 26.66 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.77, in 2018.
That places El Salvador 82nd out of 110 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Suicide rates among young people who mdb in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.31 | — |
| 1991 | 18.96 | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 13.54 | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 14.46 | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 26.66 | +84.4% |
| 1996 | 21.58 | -19.1% |
| 1997 | 22.01 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 16.8 | -23.6% |
| 1999 | 17.9 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 15.85 | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 16.33 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 13.17 | -19.4% |
| 2003 | 14.91 | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 12.7 | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 12.3 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 12.56 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 10.56 | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 11.73 | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 10.89 | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 8.62 | -20.8% |
| 2011 | 10.9 | +26.4% |
| 2012 | 10.24 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 9.34 | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 6.3 | -32.6% |
| 2015 | 7.7 | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 4.83 | -37.2% |
| 2017 | 4.35 | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 1.77 | -59.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.77 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.05, 44% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.77 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.07, 35% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.25 | 13.54 | 26.66 | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.1 | 10.56 | 16.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.12 | 1.77 | 10.9 | 9 |
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9135 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rates among young people who mdb in El Salvador?
- Suicide rates among young people who mdb in El Salvador was 1.77 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rates among young people who mdb recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 26.66 in 1995.
- What is the lowest suicide rates among young people who mdb recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for suicide rates among young people who mdb?
- El Salvador ranks 82nd out of 110 countries with data for 2018.
- Is suicide rates among young people who mdb rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.9%. 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 Suicide rates among young people who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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