Statizoid

Homicide rate by age of the victim in Grenada

Grenada: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 7.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
7.9 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 348.3%
World rank
21st
of 111 countries
All-time high
8.93 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
All-time low
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1985
Years of data
33
1985–2023

Homicide rate by age of the victim in Grenada, 1985–2023

024681985200420231985: 0 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 0 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 0 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 0 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 0 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 2 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 0 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 3 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 0.955 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 0.951 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 0.948 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 6.5 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 6.3 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 7.2 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 5.4 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 8.9 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 8 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0.885 deaths per 100,000 people2022: 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people2023: 7.9 deaths per 100,000 people

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 Grenada is 7.9 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 348.3% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Grenada peaked at 8.93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1985.

Grenada ranks 21st of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Homicide rate by age of the victim in Grenada, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1985 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
1988 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
1989 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
1990 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people —
1991 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
1992 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
1993 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people —
1994 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people -50.6%
1995 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
1996 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people —
2001 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
2002 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people —
2003 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
2004 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2005 0.9555 deaths per 100,000 people —
2006 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people +99.5%
2007 0.9507 deaths per 100,000 people -50.1%
2008 0.9483 deaths per 100,000 people -0.3%
2009 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
2010 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2011 2.81 deaths per 100,000 people —
2012 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people +32.5%
2013 6.47 deaths per 100,000 people +73.8%
2014 3.67 deaths per 100,000 people -43.2%
2015 3.65 deaths per 100,000 people -0.6%
2016 6.35 deaths per 100,000 people +73.9%
2017 7.22 deaths per 100,000 people +13.7%
2018 5.38 deaths per 100,000 people -25.4%
2019 8.93 deaths per 100,000 people +65.8%
2020 8 deaths per 100,000 people -10.4%
2021 0.8848 deaths per 100,000 people -88.9%
2022 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people +99.2%
2023 7.9 deaths per 100,000 people +348.3%

Grenada compared with similar countries

  • Grenada's 7.9 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people, 2.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Grenada's 7.9 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.02 deaths per 100,000 people, 66% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 3
1990s 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people 7
2000s 0.7434 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people 9
2010s 4.82 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 8.93 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8848 deaths per 100,000 people 8 deaths per 100,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Grenada

  1. 18 South Africa 9.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 19 Antigua and Barbuda 9.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 20 Philippines 8.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 22 United States 7.42 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 23 Paraguay 7.37 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 24 Suriname 6.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

More social development data for Grenada

All data for Grenada →

Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Grenada?
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Grenada was 7.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, 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 Grenada?
The highest recorded value was 8.93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Grenada?
The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 1985.
How does Grenada rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
Grenada ranks 21st out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Grenada?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Grenada 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Homicide rate by age of the victim in Grenada. Statizoid, drawing on WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 October 2026, from https://social-development.statizoid.com/stat/homicide-rate-by-age-of-the-victim/grenada/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://social-development.statizoid.com/stat/homicide-rate-by-age-of-the-victim/grenada/">Homicide rate by age of the victim in Grenada</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Homicide rate by age of the victim
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.