Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Guyana
Guyana: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 13.89 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Guyana, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 13.89 for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Guyana peaked at 23.64 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13.89, in 2021.
Guyana ranks 28th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.63 | — |
| 2001 | 16.83 | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 21 | +24.7% |
| 2003 | 23.64 | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 21.17 | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 21.27 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 20.51 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 18.99 | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 17.59 | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 16.1 | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 17.72 | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 17.08 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 18.11 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 19.82 | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 22.52 | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 22.1 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 20.43 | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 16.2 | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 17.61 | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 15.14 | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 16.01 | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 13.89 | -13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.17 | 14.63 | 23.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.67 | 15.14 | 22.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.95 | 13.89 | 16.01 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 25 Botswana 15.35 compare
- 26 Seychelles 14.56 compare
- 27 Cape Verde 13.92 compare
- 29 Costa Rica 13.52 compare
- 30 Barbados 12.69 compare
- 31 Philippines 12.66 compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 342 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 50 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Guyana?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Guyana was 13.89 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 23.64 in 2003.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.89 in 2021.
- How does Guyana rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Guyana ranks 28th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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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