Unaccompanied children not fleeing violence, says Guatemala's first lady

But violence appears to be a driving force for Honduran, Salvadoran, and Guatemalan children. Honduras has the highest murder rate in the world, with 90.4 per 100,000 inhabitants. El Salvador has the fourth highest, at 41.2, while Guatemala comes in fifth at 39.9. For comparison the US, which has one of the highest murder rates for wealthy nations, has about 4.7 murders per 100,000.