Homicide rate by sex in Guyana
Guyana: Homicide rate by sex was 27.08 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
27.08
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
22nd
of 138 countries
All-time high
35.33
in 2016
All-time low
22.69
in 2018
Years of data
18
2005–2023
Homicide rate by sex in Guyana, 2005–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rate by sex in Guyana stood at 27.08.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Guyana peaked at 35.33 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.69, in 2018.
Guyana ranks 22nd of 138 countries on this measure, 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 | 28.57 | 23.06 | 34.35 | 5 |
| 2010s | 29.38 | 22.69 | 35.33 | 9 |
| 2020s | 27.98 | 25.23 | 29.93 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 19 Costa Rica 33.09 compare
- 20 Curacao 32.62
- 21 Puerto Rico 27.69 compare
- 23 Grenada 25.53 compare
- 24 Seychelles 24.17 compare
- 25 Panama 21.71 compare
More social development data for Guyana
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 35 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 342 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.847 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.328 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.515 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.821 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.771 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.283 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Guyana?
- Homicide rate by sex in Guyana was 27.08 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 35.33 in 2016.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.69 in 2018.
- How does Guyana rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Guyana ranks 22nd out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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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