Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 5.82 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Antigua and Barbuda, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 5.82.
That represents a change of up 18.0% on the previous year and up 101.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 6.34 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 2015.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 76th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.23 | — |
| 2001 | 6.34 | +49.9% |
| 2002 | 5.2 | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 5.51 | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 5.59 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 6.15 | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 4.18 | -32.0% |
| 2007 | 3.54 | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 3.07 | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 3.26 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 3.14 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.88 | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 2.8 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.72 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 2.58 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 2.5 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 2.52 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.51 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.56 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.62 | +41.6% |
| 2020 | 4.93 | +36.4% |
| 2021 | 5.82 | +18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.71 | 3.07 | 6.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.78 | 2.5 | 3.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.38 | 4.93 | 5.82 | 2 |
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More social development data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 97 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 97 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Antigua and Barbuda was 5.82 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 6.34 in 2001.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 2015.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 76th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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