Homicide rate by sex in Bolivia
Bolivia: Homicide rate by sex was 5.85 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
5.85
Change on year
up 24.3%
World rank
55th
of 138 countries
All-time high
13.88
in 2008
All-time low
3.77
in 2021
Years of data
10
2008–2023
Homicide rate by sex in Bolivia, 2008–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate by sex in Bolivia is 5.85, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 24.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Bolivia peaked at 13.88 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.77, in 2021.
Bolivia ranks 55th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.88 | 13.88 | 13.88 | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.43 | 4.87 | 8.42 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.57 | 3.77 | 5.85 | 4 |
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More social development data for Bolivia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,147 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 710 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.741 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.352 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.605 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.805 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.68 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.414 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Bolivia?
- Homicide rate by sex in Bolivia was 5.85 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.88 in 2008.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.77 in 2021.
- How does Bolivia rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Bolivia ranks 55th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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