What is the difference in intentional homicides between Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sub-Saharan Africa?

51.96 per 100,000 people, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sub-Saharan Africa?

11 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 (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Intentional homicides

Saint Kitts and Nevis

64.16 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa

12.2 per 100,000 people

in 2023

Saint Kitts and Nevis rank

2nd

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

3rd

Intentional homicides over time

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 64.16 per 100,000 people against 12.2 per 100,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 51.96 per 100,000 people.

That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 5.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Saint Kitts and Nevis has been ahead every year.

Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 172 countries.

Saint Kitts and Nevis has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
2010s	48.96 per 100,000 people	13.96 per 100,000 people	35 per 100,000 people	Saint Kitts and Nevis
2020s	34.75 per 100,000 people	12.53 per 100,000 people	22.22 per 100,000 people	Saint Kitts and Nevis

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, Saint Kitts and Nevis or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 64.16 per 100,000 people against 12.2 per 100,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides between Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 51.96 per 100,000 people, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for intentional homicides?: Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Unit: per 100,000 people
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 4,286 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.