Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Bahamas
Bahamas: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 44.6 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Bahamas, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Bahamas is 44.6, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Bahamas peaked at 44.6 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.21, in 2004.
That places Bahamas 5th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.73 | — |
| 2001 | 15.98 | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 15.65 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 15.33 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 15.21 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 16.45 | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 18.25 | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 20.74 | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 22.11 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 24.5 | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 26.81 | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 29.94 | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 30.33 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 31.4 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 32.27 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 33.15 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 31.49 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 31.37 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 35.76 | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 37.34 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 40.84 | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 44.6 | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.29 | 15.21 | 24.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.99 | 26.81 | 37.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.72 | 40.84 | 44.6 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Bahamas?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Bahamas was 44.6 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6 in 2021.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.21 in 2004.
- How does Bahamas rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Bahamas ranks 5th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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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