Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.3 per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 35.2%
World rank
82nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
107.64 per 100,000 people
in 2015
All-time low
3.3 per 100,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 3.3 per 100,000 people for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.2% on the previous year and down 94.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in El Salvador peaked at 107.64 per 100,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.3 per 100,000 people, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 82nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.75 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 60.15 per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 47.36 per 100,000 people | -21.3% |
| 2003 | 55.95 per 100,000 people | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 64.9 per 100,000 people | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 64.64 per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 65.42 per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 58.19 per 100,000 people | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 52.73 per 100,000 people | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 72.45 per 100,000 people | +37.4% |
| 2010 | 65.7 per 100,000 people | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 71.77 per 100,000 people | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 42.43 per 100,000 people | -40.9% |
| 2013 | 40.94 per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 63.62 per 100,000 people | +55.4% |
| 2015 | 107.64 per 100,000 people | +69.2% |
| 2016 | 85.09 per 100,000 people | -20.9% |
| 2017 | 63.76 per 100,000 people | -25.1% |
| 2018 | 53.8 per 100,000 people | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 38.54 per 100,000 people | -28.4% |
| 2020 | 21.51 per 100,000 people | -44.2% |
| 2021 | 17.34 per 100,000 people | -19.4% |
| 2022 | 7.9 per 100,000 people | -54.4% |
| 2023 | 5.09 per 100,000 people | -35.6% |
| 2024 | 3.3 per 100,000 people | -35.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 3.3 per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.98 per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 3.3 per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.92 per 100,000 people, 20% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.15 per 100,000 people | 47.36 per 100,000 people | 72.45 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.33 per 100,000 people | 38.54 per 100,000 people | 107.64 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.03 per 100,000 people | 3.3 per 100,000 people | 21.51 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 79 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3.65 per 100,000 people compare
- 80 Rwanda 3.61 per 100,000 people compare
- 81 Mozambique 3.59 per 100,000 people compare
- 82 United Republic of Tanzania 3.3 per 100,000 people compare
- 84 Sao Tome and Principe 3.23 per 100,000 people compare
- 85 Liberia 3.09 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for El Salvador
- Red List Index 0.8269 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,133 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 609.19 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 875 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in El Salvador?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in El Salvador was 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 107.64 per 100,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- El Salvador ranks 82nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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