Intentional homicides in IDA only
IDA only: Intentional homicides was 7.7 per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Intentional homicides in IDA only, 2010–2023
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for intentional homicides in IDA only is 7.7 per 100,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides in IDA only peaked at 8.9 per 100,000 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.7 per 100,000 people, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Intentional homicides in IDA only, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.3 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2011 | 8.7 per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 8.9 per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.8 per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 8.9 per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.7 per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 8.6 per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 8.4 per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 8.2 per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 8.1 per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 7.8 per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 8.9 per 100,000 people | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 7.8 per 100,000 people | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 7.7 per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.56 per 100,000 people | 8.1 per 100,000 people | 8.9 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.05 per 100,000 people | 7.7 per 100,000 people | 8.9 per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 5 Jamaica 49.44 per 100,000 people compare
- 6 Ecuador 45.72 per 100,000 people compare
- 7 South Africa 43.72 per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Haiti 41.15 per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 40.44 per 100,000 people compare
- 10 Saint Lucia 39.04 per 100,000 people compare
- 11 Lesotho 38.24 per 100,000 people
More public sector data for IDA only
- Arms imports 825.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.6649 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -20.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 825.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 20.41 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 21.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 25.89 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 40.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides in IDA only?
- Intentional homicides in IDA only was 7.7 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- What is the highest intentional homicides recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9 per 100,000 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7 per 100,000 people in 2023.
- How does IDA only rank for intentional homicides?
- IDA only ranks 8th out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is intentional homicides rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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 (per 100,000 people). 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.