Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 23.28 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico is 23.28, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Puerto Rico peaked at 29.22 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 18.27, in 2000.
That places Puerto Rico 15th 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.27 | — |
| 2001 | 20.27 | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 19.68 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 19.99 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 19.66 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 20.56 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 19.44 | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 19.48 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 22.01 | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 25.18 | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 26.52 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 29.22 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 26.44 | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 24.6 | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 19.76 | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 20.63 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 24.25 | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 22.07 | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 22.16 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 21.73 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 22.96 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 23.28 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.46 | 18.27 | 25.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.74 | 19.76 | 29.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.12 | 22.96 | 23.28 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Puerto Rico?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Puerto Rico was 23.28 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 29.22 in 2011.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.27 in 2000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Puerto Rico ranks 15th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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