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Suicide rate in El Salvador

The age-standardised suicide rate in El Salvador was 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2023.

Measure: Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) Unit: Deaths per 100,000 people Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO
El Salvador, 2023 9.6 Deaths per 100,000 people
Change from 2022 0per 100,000 people 2022: 9.6 per 100,000 people
Position in 2023 94th of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in El Salvador over time

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Deaths per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) (deaths per 100,000 people), 2000 to 2023
Period El Salvador
2023 9.6 per 100,000 people
2022 9.6 per 100,000 people
2021 9.0 per 100,000 people
2020 9.2 per 100,000 people
2019 9.3 per 100,000 people
2018 9.0 per 100,000 people
2017 9.7 per 100,000 people
2016 10.4 per 100,000 people
2015 10.0 per 100,000 people
2014 8.8 per 100,000 people
2013 8.1 per 100,000 people
2012 7.9 per 100,000 people
2011 10.9 per 100,000 people
2010 10.4 per 100,000 people
2009 11.3 per 100,000 people
2008 10.4 per 100,000 people
2007 10.7 per 100,000 people
2006 11.0 per 100,000 people
2005 10.8 per 100,000 people
2004 10.4 per 100,000 people
2003 9.9 per 100,000 people
2002 9.4 per 100,000 people
2001 10.6 per 100,000 people
2000 10.5 per 100,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • That is unchanged from 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 8.1 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +1.5.
  • Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, El Salvador has the 94th highest value.

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All statistics for El Salvador
Life expectancy estimates and projections 72.1 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 16.1 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 62.7 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 79 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 3.20 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 32.2% 2024 · WHO

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
MH_12 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for El Salvador
Provider update
15 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory