What is the difference in intentional homicides, female between Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa?

6.96 per 100,000 female, with Guyana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa?

13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guyana vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Intentional homicides, female

Guyana

11.56 per 100,000 female

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa

4.6 per 100,000 female

in 2023

Guyana rank

2nd

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

1st

Intentional homicides, female over time

Guyana
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 11.56 per 100,000 female against 4.6 per 100,000 female in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 6.96 per 100,000 female.

That makes Guyana's figure about 2.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 131 countries.

Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
2010s	6.4 per 100,000 female	4.72 per 100,000 female	1.68 per 100,000 female	Guyana
2020s	7.81 per 100,000 female	4.55 per 100,000 female	3.26 per 100,000 female	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, female, Guyana or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Guyana, at 11.56 per 100,000 female against 4.6 per 100,000 female in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides, female between Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 6.96 per 100,000 female, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for intentional homicides, female?: Guyana ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female)
Unit: per 100,000 female
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 145 places, 2,790 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.