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

Barbados: Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG was 7.44 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7.44
Change on year
down 51.2%
World rank
29th
of 36 countries
All-time high
17.07
in 2019
All-time low
6.49
in 1995
Years of data
32
1990–2023

Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG in Barbados, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 13.11991: 8.11992: 8.51993: 81994: 7.61995: 6.51998: 7.61999: 8.82000: 7.62001: 9.52002: 9.52003: 12.42004: 8.22005: 10.82006: 132007: 9.22008: 8.42009: 6.92010: 11.32011: 9.82012: 7.92013: 8.62014: 92015: 11.12016: 7.92017: 10.72018: 102019: 17.12020: 14.62021: 11.32022: 15.22023: 7.4

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg in Barbados is 7.44, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 51.2% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg in Barbados peaked at 17.07 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.49, in 1995.

Barbados ranks 29th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database) in Barbados, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 13.15
1991 8.1 -38.4%
1992 8.45 +4.4%
1993 8.05 -4.8%
1994 7.64 -5.0%
1995 6.49 -15.1%
1998 7.62 +17.5%
1999 8.76 +15.0%
2000 7.63 -12.9%
2001 9.53 +24.8%
2002 9.46 -0.7%
2003 12.42 +31.2%
2004 8.23 -33.7%
2005 10.79 +31.1%
2006 12.96 +20.1%
2007 9.22 -28.9%
2008 8.43 -8.5%
2009 6.93 -17.8%
2010 11.26 +62.5%
2011 9.78 -13.2%
2012 7.94 -18.8%
2013 8.64 +8.8%
2014 8.98 +3.9%
2015 11.11 +23.7%
2016 7.87 -29.2%
2017 10.71 +36.1%
2018 9.97 -6.8%
2019 17.07 +71.1%
2020 14.55 -14.7%
2021 11.34 -22.1%
2022 15.23 +34.3%
2023 7.44 -51.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.53 6.49 13.15 8
2000s 9.56 6.93 12.96 10
2010s 10.33 7.87 17.07 10
2020s 12.14 7.44 15.23 4

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 26 Peru 8.6 compare
  2. 27 British Virgin Islands 8.17 compare
  3. 28 El Salvador 7.9 compare
  4. 30 Paraguay 6.78 compare
  5. 31 Suriname 6.52 compare
  6. 32 Chile 6.35 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg in Barbados?
Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg in Barbados was 7.44 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 17.07 in 2019.
What is the lowest rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 6.49 in 1995.
How does Barbados rank for rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg?
Barbados ranks 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados 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 (UNODC database). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
36 places, 959 data points, 1990–2023
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