Homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 was 40.44 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
40.44
Change on year
up 34.3%
World rank
9th
of 175 countries
All-time high
40.44
in 2022
All-time low
9.09
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2022

102030402000201120222000: 9.12001: 11.42002: 12.82003: 17.12004: 19.32005: 28.52006: 27.32007: 28.62008: 39.92009: 36.82010: 34.12011: 25.22012: 27.12013: 28.82014: 28.52015: 29.42016: 32.22017: 34.22018: 35.22019: 36.32020: 26.92021: 30.12022: 40.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Trinidad and Tobago recorded 40.44 for homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 34.3% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 40.44 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.09, in 2000.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 9th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.09 9.09 39.87 10
2010s 31.1 25.23 36.3 10
2020s 32.5 26.94 40.44 3

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 6 Ecuador 45.72 compare
  2. 7 South Africa 43.72 compare
  3. 8 Haiti 41.15 compare
  4. 10 Saint Lucia 39.04 compare
  5. 11 Lesotho 38.24 compare
  6. 12 Bahamas 32.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 in Trinidad and Tobago?
Homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 in Trinidad and Tobago was 40.44 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 40.44 in 2022.
What is the lowest homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 9.09 in 2000.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for homicide rate 1990 vs 2020?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 9th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
Is homicide rate 1990 vs 2020 rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate 1990 vs 2020. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Homicide rate 1990 vs 2020
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 4,128 data points, 1990–2024
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