Guyana vs Saint Lucia: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Guyana
17.42 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Saint Lucia
23.42 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Guyana rank
12th
Saint Lucia rank
9th
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Guyana
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 23.42 deaths per 100,000 people against 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people in Guyana, a difference of 6 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.3 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Guyana ranks 12th and Saint Lucia ranks 9th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2312 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8475 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6162 deaths per 100,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 6.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0892 deaths per 100,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 5.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.53 deaths per 100,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 16.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2739 deaths per 100,000 people | Guyana |
| 2010s | 15.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.21 deaths per 100,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 deaths per 100,000 people | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Guyana or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 23.42 deaths per 100,000 people against 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people in Guyana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Guyana and Saint Lucia?
- 6 deaths per 100,000 people, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Saint Lucia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
- How do Guyana and Saint Lucia rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Guyana ranks 12th and Saint Lucia ranks 9th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.