Intentional homicides in El Salvador
El Salvador: Intentional homicides was 7.9 per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Intentional homicides in El Salvador, 1994–2022
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for intentional homicides in El Salvador is 7.9 per 100,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 54.5% on the previous year and down 81.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides in El Salvador peaked at 138.44 per 100,000 people in 1995 and was at its lowest, 7.9 per 100,000 people, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 42nd out of 172 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Intentional homicides in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 134.28 per 100,000 people | — |
| 1995 | 138.44 per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 117 per 100,000 people | -15.5% |
| 1997 | 112.46 per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 94.95 per 100,000 people | -15.6% |
| 1999 | 65.02 per 100,000 people | -31.5% |
| 2000 | 59.75 per 100,000 people | -8.1% |
| 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 | -21.0% |
| 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 | -54.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 110.36 per 100,000 people | 65.02 per 100,000 people | 138.44 per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 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 | 15.58 per 100,000 people | 7.9 per 100,000 people | 21.51 per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 39 Peru 8.6 per 100,000 people compare
- 40 British Virgin Islands 8.17 per 100,000 people compare
- 41 Seychelles 7.97 per 100,000 people compare
- 43 Barbados 7.44 per 100,000 people compare
- 44 Kiribati 7.12 per 100,000 people compare
- 45 Cape Verde 6.99 per 100,000 people compare
More public sector data for El Salvador
- Arms imports 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 67.09 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0122 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 425.20 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 241.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides in El Salvador?
- Intentional homicides in El Salvador was 7.9 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- What is the highest intentional homicides recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 138.44 per 100,000 people in 1995.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9 per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for intentional homicides?
- El Salvador ranks 42nd out of 172 countries with data for 2022.
- Is intentional homicides rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as part of Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.