Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 4.8 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Micronesia (country), 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Micronesia (country) recorded 4.8 for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Micronesia (country) peaked at 4.8 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.18, in 2001.
Micronesia (country) ranks 90th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.23 | — |
| 2001 | 4.18 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 4.24 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 4.29 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 4.39 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 4.44 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 4.43 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.42 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 4.44 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.46 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.52 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 4.45 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 4.43 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 4.51 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 4.53 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 4.56 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.56 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.54 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 4.62 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 4.64 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.72 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 4.8 | +1.5% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 4.8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.5, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 4.8 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.96, 1.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.35 | 4.18 | 4.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.54 | 4.43 | 4.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.76 | 4.72 | 4.8 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
More social development data for Micronesia (country)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0014 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 5 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Micronesia (country)?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Micronesia (country) was 4.8 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 Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 in 2021.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.18 in 2001.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 90th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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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