Homicide rate by age of the victim in Bahamas
Bahamas: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
3.18 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 92.0%
World rank
34th
of 111 countries
All-time high
39.55 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2015
All-time low
3.18 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Years of data
32
1975–2016
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Bahamas, 1975–2016
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate by age of the victim in Bahamas is 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 92.0% on the previous year and down 82.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Bahamas peaked at 39.55 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2016.
That places Bahamas 34th out of 111 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 9.31 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1979 | 15.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +67.8% |
| 1980 | 11.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.9% |
| 1981 | 9.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.8% |
| 1983 | 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -54.8% |
| 1984 | 11.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +170.5% |
| 1985 | 15.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +37.6% |
| 1987 | 10.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -31.5% |
| 1993 | 13 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.5% |
| 1994 | 20.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +57.2% |
| 1995 | 15.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.3% |
| 1996 | 14.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 16.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 16.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 18.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 21.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 16.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.8% |
| 2002 | 16.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 15.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 13.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 16.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 17.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 24.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +38.0% |
| 2008 | 22.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 25.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 28.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 35.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.8% |
| 2012 | 35.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 34.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 34 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 39.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -92.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 1990s | 16.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 13 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 2000s | 19.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 39.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 31 Peru 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 32 Ukraine 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 33 Belarus 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 35 Republic of Moldova 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 36 Argentina 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 37 Seychelles 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Bahamas?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Bahamas was 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 39.55 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- How does Bahamas rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Bahamas ranks 34th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.