Homicide rates from firearms in El Salvador
El Salvador: Homicide rates from firearms was 4.82 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
4.82
Change on year
down 57.2%
World rank
20th
of 82 countries
All-time high
89.53
in 2015
All-time low
4.82
in 2022
Years of data
16
2007–2022
Homicide rates from firearms in El Salvador, 2007–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 4.82 for homicide rates from firearms in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 57.2% on the previous year and down 81.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rates from firearms in El Salvador peaked at 89.53 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.82, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 20th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.51 | 35.11 | 54.91 | 3 |
| 2010s | 47.71 | 26.23 | 89.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.32 | 4.82 | 14.85 | 3 |
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- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.511 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.09 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rates from firearms in El Salvador?
- Homicide rates from firearms in El Salvador was 4.82 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rates from firearms recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 89.53 in 2015.
- What is the lowest homicide rates from firearms recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.82 in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for homicide rates from firearms?
- El Salvador ranks 20th out of 82 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rates from firearms rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rates from firearms. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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