Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 37.66 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 37.66.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 41.93 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12.66, in 2000.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 8th of 184 countries on this measure, 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.66 | — |
| 2001 | 16.18 | +27.8% |
| 2002 | 15.48 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 23.48 | +51.7% |
| 2004 | 25.44 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 34.85 | +37.0% |
| 2006 | 34.79 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 36.84 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 39.85 | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 41.93 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 39.94 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 35.72 | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 37.28 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 34.55 | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 34.53 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.53 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.52 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 34.51 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 36.35 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 36.5 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 36.87 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 37.66 | +2.1% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 37.66 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.06, 35.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 37.66 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.07, 1.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Trinidad and Tobago changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +51.7% | 15.48 | 23.48 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.15 | 12.66 | 41.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.84 | 34.51 | 39.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.27 | 36.87 | 37.66 | 2 |
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- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Trinidad and Tobago was 37.66 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 41.93 in 2009.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.66 in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 8th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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