Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in El Salvador
El Salvador: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 93.82 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in El Salvador, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 93.82 for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in El Salvador peaked at 93.82 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 61.81, in 2002.
That places El Salvador 1st out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.5 | — |
| 2001 | 64.47 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 61.81 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 64.45 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 68.53 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 70.73 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 71.02 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 68.84 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 68.05 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 73.31 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 72.28 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 71.15 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 62.91 | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 64.21 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 74.78 | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 88.6 | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 87.42 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 81.24 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 84.81 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 86.98 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 90.55 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 93.82 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.67 | 61.81 | 73.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.44 | 62.91 | 88.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.19 | 90.55 | 93.82 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in El Salvador?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in El Salvador was 93.82 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 93.82 in 2021.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.81 in 2002.
- How does El Salvador rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- El Salvador ranks 1st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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