Jamaica vs Venezuela: Homicide rate (World Health)
Jamaica
51.87 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Venezuela
62.84 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Jamaica rank
4th
Venezuela rank
3rd
Homicide rate (World Health) over time
- Jamaica
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 62.84 deaths per 100,000 people against 51.87 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 10.97 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 4th and Venezuela ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 50.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.72 deaths per 100,000 people | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 52.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 58.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 52.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 62.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 deaths per 100,000 people | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Jamaica or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 62.84 deaths per 100,000 people against 51.87 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Jamaica and Venezuela?
- 10.97 deaths per 100,000 people, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Venezuela?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Jamaica and Venezuela rank globally for homicide rate?
- Jamaica ranks 4th and Venezuela ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.