Road traffic death rate — all countries

Road traffic death rate — El Salvador

Road traffic death rate in El Salvador in 2019 — 20.9 per 100k. Ranked 118 in the world out of 183. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 41.8%.

2019 20.9 per 100k +0.48% vs 2018
World rank 118of 183
Period maximum 35.9 per 100k2000
Period minimum 19 per 100k2012

Trend over time

2000–2019 · per 100,000 people

Road traffic death rate — El Salvador, 2000–2019152025303540200020022004200620082010201220142016201820192000: 35.9 per 100k2001: 35.3 per 100k2002: 33.1 per 100k2003: 35.6 per 100k2004: 35.6 per 100k2005: 29.7 per 100k2006: 32.9 per 100k2007: 30.9 per 100k2008: 28.4 per 100k2009: 24.6 per 100k2010: 22.3 per 100k2011: 21.1 per 100k2012: 19 per 100k2013: 19 per 100k2014: 20.4 per 100k2015: 20.8 per 100k2016: 22.2 per 100k2017: 20.6 per 100k2018: 20.8 per 100k2019: 20.9 per 100k
Change over the period: −15 (−41.78%) Average annual rate: -2.81 %

Comparison, 2019

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: El Salvador

El Salvador 20.9 per 100k
World 16.7 per 100k
Central America computed 14.5 per 100k
Lower-middle-income countries computed 17.4 per 100k
Road traffic death rate — El Salvador, by year El Salvador All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2019 20.9 +0.1 +0.48%
2018 20.8 +0.2 +0.97%
2017 20.6 −1.6 −7.21%
2016 22.2 +1.4 +6.73%
2015 20.8 +0.4 +1.96%
2014 20.4 +1.4 +7.37%
2013 19 +0 +0%
2012 19 −2.1 −9.95%
2011 21.1 −1.2 −5.38%
2010 22.3 −2.3 −9.35%
2009 24.6 −3.8 −13.38%
2008 28.4 −2.5 −8.09%
2007 30.9 −2 −6.08%
2006 32.9 +3.2 +10.77%
2005 29.7 −5.9 −16.57%
2004 35.6 +0 +0%
2003 35.6 +2.5 +7.55%
2002 33.1 −2.2 −6.23%
2001 35.3 −0.6 −1.67%
2000 35.9

Central America, 2019

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of people killed in road traffic accidents per 100,000 people per year, as estimated by WHO. An estimate, not the sum of police reports: in many countries only deaths at the scene enter the statistics while those who die in hospital later do not, and WHO brings the data to a single thirty-day rule. The spread between countries reaches tenfold and is determined not so much by the number of cars as by the state of the roads, the rules and compliance with them.

Important: It is calculated per population, not per number of cars or kilometers driven. By risk per kilometer the order of countries is different: in countries with a small vehicle fleet there are more accidents for every car.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.