Female homicide victims in El Salvador
El Salvador: Female homicide victims was 71 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
71
Change on year
down 46.6%
World rank
47th
of 136 countries
All-time high
628
in 2011
All-time low
71
in 2022
Years of data
18
2005–2022
Female homicide victims in El Salvador, 2005–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 71 for female homicide victims in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 46.6% on the previous year and down 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in El Salvador peaked at 628 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 71, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 47th of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 397.91 | — |
| 2006 | 447.42 | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 340 | -24.0% |
| 2008 | 317 | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 592 | +86.8% |
| 2010 | 562 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 628 | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 322 | -48.7% |
| 2013 | 217 | -32.6% |
| 2014 | 294 | +35.5% |
| 2015 | 574.95 | +95.6% |
| 2016 | 524 | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 469 | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 386 | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 230 | -40.4% |
| 2020 | 131 | -43.0% |
| 2021 | 133 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 71 | -46.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 418.87 | 317 | 592 | 5 |
| 2010s | 420.69 | 217 | 628 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.67 | 71 | 133 | 3 |
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More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 49,800 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 47,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 50,031 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in El Salvador?
- Female homicide victims in El Salvador was 71 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female homicide victims recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 628 in 2011.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 71 in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for female homicide victims?
- El Salvador ranks 47th out of 136 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female homicide victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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