El Salvador vs Puerto Rico: Child homicide rate
El Salvador
14.63 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Puerto Rico
7.31 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
El Salvador rank
2nd
Puerto Rico rank
5th
Child homicide rate over time
- El Salvador
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 14.63 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.31 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 7.32 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.0 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 2nd and Puerto Rico ranks 5th of 113 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1266 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 17.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.38 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 26.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.12 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, El Salvador or Puerto Rico?
- El Salvador, at 14.63 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.31 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico as of 2018.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
- 7.32 deaths per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do El Salvador and Puerto Rico rank globally for child homicide rate?
- El Salvador ranks 2nd and Puerto Rico ranks 5th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Child homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from homicide per 100,000 people aged under 20, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates.