Child homicide rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Child homicide rate was 14.8 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
14.8
Change on year
down 37.0%
World rank
2nd
of 113 countries
All-time high
37.87
in 2015
All-time low
6.33
in 1991
Years of data
28
1990–2018
Child homicide rate in El Salvador, 1990–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child homicide rate in El Salvador is 14.8, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 37.0% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in El Salvador peaked at 37.87 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.33, in 1991.
El Salvador ranks 2nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.46 | 6.33 | 16.52 | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.02 | 9.92 | 28.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3 | 14.8 | 37.87 | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in El Salvador?
- Child homicide rate in El Salvador was 14.8 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 37.87 in 2015.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.33 in 1991.
- How does El Salvador rank for child homicide rate?
- El Salvador ranks 2nd out of 113 countries with data for 2018.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 Child homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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