Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male) in Dominica
Dominica: Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male) was 45.05 per 100,000 male in 2023. ▲ Rising
Intentional homicides, male in Dominica, 2002–2023
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Measured in per 100,000 male.
Analysis
The most recent figure for intentional homicides, male in Dominica is 45.05 per 100,000 male, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 125.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides, male in Dominica peaked at 49.5 per 100,000 male in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.54 per 100,000 male, in 2008.
Dominica ranks 15th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male) in Dominica, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 26.52 per 100,000 male | — |
| 2003 | 16.78 per 100,000 male | -36.7% |
| 2008 | 14.54 per 100,000 male | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 38.13 per 100,000 male | +162.2% |
| 2011 | 17.38 per 100,000 male | -54.4% |
| 2014 | 19.98 per 100,000 male | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 22.81 per 100,000 male | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 43.14 per 100,000 male | +89.1% |
| 2017 | 49.5 per 100,000 male | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 32.17 per 100,000 male | -35.0% |
| 2019 | 35.24 per 100,000 male | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 41.3 per 100,000 male | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 23.73 per 100,000 male | -42.5% |
| 2022 | 47.76 per 100,000 male | +101.3% |
| 2023 | 45.05 per 100,000 male | -5.7% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 45.05 per 100,000 male is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.45 per 100,000 male, 6.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 45.05 per 100,000 male is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.39 per 100,000 male, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.28 per 100,000 male | 14.54 per 100,000 male | 26.52 per 100,000 male | 3 |
| 2010s | 32.29 per 100,000 male | 17.38 per 100,000 male | 49.5 per 100,000 male | 8 |
| 2020s | 39.46 per 100,000 male | 23.73 per 100,000 male | 47.76 per 100,000 male | 4 |
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- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 3.68 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 205.32 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 1.57 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0.0001 units per person (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides, male in Dominica?
- Intentional homicides, male in Dominica was 45.05 per 100,000 male in 2023, according to UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- What is the highest intentional homicides, male recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5 per 100,000 male in 2017.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides, male recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.54 per 100,000 male in 2008.
- How does Dominica rank for intentional homicides, male?
- Dominica ranks 15th out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is intentional homicides, male rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as part of Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.