Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 34.61 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 34.61. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 34.61 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.15, in 2001.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10th 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.24 | — |
| 2001 | 15.15 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 16.46 | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 17.37 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 19.55 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 20.38 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 20.57 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 22.21 | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 20.42 | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 20.5 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 20.79 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 20.93 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 22.59 | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 23.13 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 24.83 | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 26.92 | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 28.74 | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 28.82 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.7 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 30.9 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 31.31 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 34.61 | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.79 | 15.15 | 22.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.73 | 20.79 | 30.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.96 | 31.31 | 34.61 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 34.61 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 34.61 in 2021.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.15 in 2001.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 10th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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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