Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 2.25 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu is 2.25, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Vanuatu peaked at 3.47 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.25, in 2021.
That places Vanuatu 124th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.47 | — |
| 2001 | 3.37 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.18 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 2.97 | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 2.9 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 2.94 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 2.94 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.93 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.86 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 2.8 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.68 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 2.64 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.61 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.58 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.53 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.45 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.34 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 2.32 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.27 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 2.25 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.25 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.03 | 2.8 | 3.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.49 | 2.27 | 2.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Vanuatu?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Vanuatu was 2.25 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 3.47 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 in 2021.
- How does Vanuatu rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Vanuatu ranks 124th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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