Jamaica vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Jamaica
91.55 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Saint Kitts and Nevis
124.95 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Jamaica rank
4th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
1st
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Jamaica
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 124.95 homicides per 100,000 population against 91.55 homicides per 100,000 population in Jamaica, a difference of 33.4 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 1.4 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 4th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 1st of 138 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 112.49 homicides per 100,000 population | 103.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.53 homicides per 100,000 population | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 88.88 homicides per 100,000 population | 93.95 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.07 homicides per 100,000 population | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2020s | 93.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 66.8 homicides per 100,000 population | 26.33 homicides per 100,000 population | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Jamaica or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 124.95 homicides per 100,000 population against 91.55 homicides per 100,000 population in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Jamaica and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 33.4 homicides per 100,000 population, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Jamaica ranks 4th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 1st of 138 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by sex 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
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.