Homicide rate (World Health) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Homicide rate (World Health) was 34.62 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
34.62 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
10th
of 194 countries
All-time high
34.62 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
15.12 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Homicide rate in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 34.62 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 34.62 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.12 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2001.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 10th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Homicide rate (World Health) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.14 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 15.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 16.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 17.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 19.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 20.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 20.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 21.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 20.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 20.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 20.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 20.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 22.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 23.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 24.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 26.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 28.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 28.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 30.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 31.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 34.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.4% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 34.62 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people, 7.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 34.62 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.24 deaths per 100,000 people, 2.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 34.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 7 Belize 38.47 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Trinidad and Tobago 37.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Colombia 35.63 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 11 South Africa 32.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 12 Brazil 32.5 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 13 Mexico 28.47 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 194 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 194 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Homicide rate in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 34.62 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 34.62 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for homicide rate?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.