Social Development in El Salvador 156 indicators covering social development for El Salvador. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 1992 — 31st Age of full democracy 5 years 2014 — 83rd Freedom of Association Score 4 2025 down 50.0% 67th Freedom of Expression Score 4 2025 down 50.0% 62nd Civil Rights Score 3 2025 down 40.0% 82nd Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 7.0% 2030 down 22.2% 143rd Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 328,000 2030 down 14.1% 121st Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 39.1% 2020 down 6.3% 95th Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 63.1% 2020 down 3.0% 81st Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 39.6% 2020 up 1.0% 96th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 36.9% 2020 up 5.6% 106th Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 24.0% 2020 up 2.9% 11th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 14.5% 2020 up 6.6% 113th Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 18.54 2020 up 10.6% 119th Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure 8.54 2020 up 10.6% 119th Average daily intake in grams of alcohol, population 6.83 2020 up 16.2% 114th Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 — 4th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence 6.7% 2030 down 20.2% 137th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) 7.0% 2030 down 22.2% 134th Tobacco MPOWER overview: Monitor, Protect people, Offer help, Warn of 4 2024 unchanged 68th Tobacco Raise taxes: Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of 3.5 2024 up 47.7% 169th Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products 21.22 2024 up 14.6% 60th Age of democracy 35 years 2018 up 40.0% 34th Locations of ongoing armed conflicts, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2023 unchanged 46th Homicides, by sex of the victim 71 homicides 2022 down 78.0% 47th Homicide rate by sex of the victim 14.25 homicides per 100,000 population 2022 down 81.7% 36th Press Freedom Index 30.49 2021 up 33.4% 99th Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees 23.1% 2024 down 14.1% 103rd Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption 1.28 2016 up 32.0% 102nd Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes 44 2024 up 7.3% 8th Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) 0.8 2014 unchanged 79th Annual budget for tobacco control in currency reported 1.24 million 2022 up 3.3% 64th Homicide rate from firearms 4.82 homicides per 100,000 population 2022 down 81.6% 20th Homicides by firearm 303 homicides 2022 down 81.1% 19th Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner 0 homicides per 100,000 population 2022 down 100.0% 47th Annual revenues from alcohol excise tax in millions US$ 23 2016 up 27.8% 58th ← Previous Page 3 of 3