Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Venezuela
Venezuela: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 63.15 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Venezuela, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 63.15 for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Venezuela peaked at 63.15 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 40.87, in 2001.
Venezuela ranks 3rd 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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.71 | — |
| 2001 | 40.87 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 48.25 | +18.1% |
| 2003 | 58.33 | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 48.07 | -17.6% |
| 2005 | 46.16 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 52.08 | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 55.17 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 59.82 | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 57.47 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 53.4 | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 52.48 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 57.76 | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 56.69 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 60.91 | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 60.26 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 59.33 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 58.82 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 60.94 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 62.83 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 62.03 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 63.15 | +1.8% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 63.15 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.01, 10.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 63.15 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.07, 3.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.79 | 40.87 | 59.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.34 | 52.48 | 62.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.59 | 62.03 | 63.15 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 14,333 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 417,010 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0146 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Venezuela?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Venezuela was 63.15 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 63.15 in 2021.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.87 in 2001.
- How does Venezuela rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Venezuela ranks 3rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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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