Homicide rate by sex in Guatemala
Guatemala: Homicide rate by sex was 40.24 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
40.24
Change on year
up 21.5%
World rank
17th
of 138 countries
All-time high
81.84
in 2009
All-time low
31.09
in 2020
Years of data
18
2004–2023
Homicide rate by sex in Guatemala, 2004–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate by sex in Guatemala is 40.24, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 21.5% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Guatemala peaked at 81.84 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 31.09, in 2020.
That places Guatemala 17th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.99 | 62.98 | 81.84 | 6 |
| 2010s | 58.54 | 43.37 | 73.13 | 8 |
| 2020s | 34.63 | 31.09 | 40.24 | 4 |
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More social development data for Guatemala
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,586 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 34,994 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.766 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.523 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.637 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.834 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.839 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.421 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Guatemala?
- Homicide rate by sex in Guatemala was 40.24 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 81.84 in 2009.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.09 in 2020.
- How does Guatemala rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Guatemala ranks 17th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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