Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG was 51.32 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
51.32
Change on year
up 24.7%
World rank
3rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
51.32
in 2023
All-time low
7.95
in 1997
Years of data
29
1990–2023

Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1990–2023

10203040501990200620231990: 9.81991: 161992: 161993: 12.41994: 11.51995: 17.71996: 21.21997: 81998: 21.21999: 12.32000: 17.62001: 10.62002: 17.62003: 15.92004: 25.72005: 23.12006: 17.92007: 35.92008: 14.42009: 20.82010: 22.72016: 37.62017: 36.92018: 32.42019: 18.22020: 31.92021: 31.12022: 41.22023: 51.3

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 51.32 for rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 24.7% on the previous year and up 125.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 51.32 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.95, in 1997.

That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3rd out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year

Annual values for Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 9.84
1991 16.04 +63.0%
1992 16 -0.3%
1993 12.42 -22.4%
1994 11.51 -7.3%
1995 17.69 +53.7%
1996 21.22 +19.9%
1997 7.95 -62.5%
1998 21.21 +166.6%
1999 12.35 -41.8%
2000 17.61 +42.6%
2001 10.57 -40.0%
2002 17.64 +66.9%
2003 15.91 -9.8%
2004 25.7 +61.5%
2005 23.12 -10.0%
2006 17.85 -22.8%
2007 35.86 +100.9%
2008 14.41 -59.8%
2009 20.81 +44.4%
2010 22.74 +9.2%
2016 37.61 +65.4%
2017 36.91 -1.9%
2018 32.4 -12.2%
2019 18.24 -43.7%
2020 31.88 +74.8%
2021 31.12 -2.4%
2022 41.16 +32.3%
2023 51.32 +24.7%

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries

  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 51.32 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.71, 3.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 51.32 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.32, 2.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.62 7.95 21.22 10
2000s 19.95 10.57 35.86 10
2010s 29.58 18.24 37.61 5
2020s 38.87 31.12 51.32 4

Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

  1. 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 76.34 compare
  2. 2 Saint Kitts and Nevis 64.16 compare
  3. 4 Jamaica 49.44 compare
  4. 5 Ecuador 45.72 compare
  5. 6 Haiti 41.15 compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 51.32 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
The highest recorded value was 51.32 in 2023.
What is the lowest rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
The lowest recorded value was 7.95 in 1997.
How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 3rd out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - sdg rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Over the last ten years it is up 125.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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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