Homicide rate by sex in Paraguay
Paraguay: Homicide rate by sex was 11.45 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Homicide rate by sex in Paraguay, 2007β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate by sex in Paraguay is 11.45, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Paraguay peaked at 27.34 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.45, in 2023.
Paraguay ranks 40th of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.64 | 26.28 | 27.34 | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.93 | 13.43 | 23.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.64 | 11.45 | 13.74 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More social development data for Paraguay
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 4,621 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 162 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.805 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.376 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.581 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.8 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.751 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.342 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Paraguay?
- Homicide rate by sex in Paraguay was 11.45 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 27.34 in 2008.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.45 in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Paraguay ranks 40th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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