Intentional homicides in IDA total
IDA total: Intentional homicides was 8.3 per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Intentional homicides in IDA total, 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 total is 8.3 per 100,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides in IDA total peaked at 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.3 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 total, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9.9 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2011 | 10.3 per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 10.4 per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 10.3 per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 10.3 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 9.8 per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 9.5 per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 9.2 per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 9 per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 8.6 per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 9.3 per 100,000 people | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 8.4 per 100,000 people | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 8.3 per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.87 per 100,000 people | 9 per 100,000 people | 10.4 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.65 per 100,000 people | 8.3 per 100,000 people | 9.3 per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 51.32 per 100,000 people compare
- 4 United States Virgin Islands 49.86 per 100,000 people
- 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
More public sector data for IDA total
- Arms imports 3.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 27.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 20.68 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0139 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 40.23 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 135.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides in IDA total?
- Intentional homicides in IDA total was 8.3 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3 per 100,000 people in 2023.
- How does IDA total rank for intentional homicides?
- IDA total ranks 6th out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is intentional homicides rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.