# Intentional homicide rate in El Salvador

Intentional homicide rate in El Salvador was 7.9 per 100,000 people in 2022. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `homicide_rate`
- Place id: `sv`
- Unit: per 100,000 people
- Definition: Intentional homicides per 100,000 people: unlawful deaths inflicted on a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury. World Bank series from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- Note: Excludes deaths in armed conflict. Countries record and classify killings differently, and not every country reports every year, so coverage is uneven.
- Source: World Bank, Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people (VC.IHR.PSRC.P5) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/world-bank
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people (VC.IHR.PSRC.P5). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/homicide-rate/el-salvador
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=homicide_rate&place=sv

| Period | per 100,000 people |
|---|---:|
| 2022 | 7.9 |
| 2021 | 17.3 |
| 2020 | 21.5 |
| 2019 | 38.5 |
| 2018 | 53.8 |
| 2017 | 63.8 |
| 2016 | 85.1 |
| 2015 | 107.6 |
| 2014 | 63.6 |
| 2013 | 40.9 |
| 2012 | 42.4 |
| 2011 | 71.8 |
| 2010 | 65.7 |
| 2009 | 72.5 |
| 2008 | 52.7 |
| 2007 | 58.2 |
| 2006 | 65.4 |
| 2005 | 64.6 |
| 2004 | 64.9 |
| 2003 | 55.9 |
| 2002 | 47.4 |
| 2001 | 60.2 |
| 2000 | 59.7 |
| 1999 | 65 |
| 1998 | 95 |
| 1997 | 112.5 |
| 1996 | 117 |
| 1995 | 138.4 |
| 1994 | 134.3 |