Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG in Guatemala

Guatemala: Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG was 22.76 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
22.76
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
14th
of 36 countries
All-time high
45.71
in 2009
All-time low
18.19
in 2020
Years of data
23
2000–2024

Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG in Guatemala, 2000–2024

010203040502000201220242000: 24.82001: 272002: 29.62003: 33.82004: 35.22005: 40.82006: 442007: 42.42008: 45.12009: 45.72010: 41.12011: 38.42012: 34.22013: 33.52014: 33.52017: 32.82018: 28.92019: 25.92020: 18.22021: 20.22022: 22.12023: 23.82024: 22.8

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg in Guatemala is 22.76, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg in Guatemala peaked at 45.71 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 18.19, in 2020.

That places Guatemala 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG 16.1.1 (SDG database) in Guatemala, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 24.83
2001 26.99 +8.7%
2002 29.65 +9.9%
2003 33.83 +14.1%
2004 35.19 +4.0%
2005 40.79 +15.9%
2006 44.02 +7.9%
2007 42.35 -3.8%
2008 45.15 +6.6%
2009 45.71 +1.2%
2010 41.1 -10.1%
2011 38.41 -6.5%
2012 34.16 -11.1%
2013 33.5 -1.9%
2014 33.5 +0.0%
2017 32.81 -2.1%
2018 28.9 -11.9%
2019 25.94 -10.2%
2020 18.19 -29.9%
2021 20.25 +11.3%
2022 22.05 +8.9%
2023 23.82 +8.0%
2024 22.76 -4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 36.85 24.83 45.71 10
2010s 33.54 25.94 41.1 8
2020s 21.41 18.19 23.82 5

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 11 Mexico 25.64 compare
  2. 12 Colombia 24.35 compare
  3. 13 Honduras 23.92 compare
  4. 15 Brazil 18.69 compare
  5. 16 Dominica 18.13 compare
  6. 17 Costa Rica 17.12 compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

More population data for Guatemala

All data for Guatemala →

Frequently asked questions

What is rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg in Guatemala?
Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg in Guatemala was 22.76 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 45.71 in 2009.
What is the lowest rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 18.19 in 2020.
How does Guatemala rank for rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg?
Guatemala ranks 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG 16.1.1 (SDG database). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG in Guatemala. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/rate-of-victims-of-intentional-homicide-per-100-000-population-sdg-16-1-1-sdg-database/guatemala/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/rate-of-victims-of-intentional-homicide-per-100-000-population-sdg-16-1-1-sdg-database/guatemala/">Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG in Guatemala</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG 16.1.1 (SDG database)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
36 places, 761 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed