Homicide rate by sex in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Homicide rate by sex was 19.78 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
19.78
Change on year
up 36.5%
World rank
28th
of 136 countries
All-time high
25.48
in 2009
All-time low
12.01
in 2017
Years of data
12
2008–2021
Homicide rate by sex in Nicaragua, 2008–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, homicide rate by sex in Nicaragua stood at 19.78.
The figure is up 36.5% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Nicaragua peaked at 25.48 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12.01, in 2017.
Nicaragua ranks 28th of 136 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.12 | 24.77 | 25.48 | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.06 | 12.01 | 25.1 | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.78 | 19.78 | 19.78 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 25 Panama 21.71 compare
- 26 Antigua and Barbuda 20.27 compare
- 27 Uruguay 19.78 compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 19.58 compare
- 30 Cayman Islands 16.71 compare
- 31 Guadeloupe 16.04
More social development data for Nicaragua
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 311 (2023)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 35,341 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35,341 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2023)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Nicaragua?
- Homicide rate by sex in Nicaragua was 19.78 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 25.48 in 2009.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.01 in 2017.
- How does Nicaragua rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Nicaragua ranks 28th out of 136 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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