Intentional homicides in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Intentional homicides was 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Intentional homicides in Lower middle income, 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 Lower middle income is 4.4 per 100,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides in Lower middle income peaked at 6 per 100,000 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.4 per 100,000 people, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Intentional homicides in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.9 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2011 | 6 per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 5.9 per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 5.8 per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 5.8 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.5 per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 5.4 per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.1 per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 4.8 per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 4.7 per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 4.6 per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 5 per 100,000 people | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 4.4 per 100,000 people | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 4.4 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.49 per 100,000 people | 4.7 per 100,000 people | 6 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6 per 100,000 people | 4.4 per 100,000 people | 5 per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 10 Saint Lucia 39.04 per 100,000 people compare
- 11 Lesotho 38.24 per 100,000 people
- 12 Bahamas 32.2 per 100,000 people compare
- 13 Honduras 31.44 per 100,000 people compare
- 14 Belize 28.06 per 100,000 people compare
- 15 Dominica 27.06 per 100,000 people compare
- 16 Saint Martin (French part) 26.9 per 100,000 people compare
More public sector data for Lower middle income
- Arms imports 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -52.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 43.69 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 127.03 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 338.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides in Lower middle income?
- Intentional homicides in Lower middle income was 4.4 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 6 per 100,000 people in 2011.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Lower middle income rank for intentional homicides?
- Lower middle income ranks 13th out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is intentional homicides rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.