Homicide rate (World Health) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Homicide rate (World Health) was 62.84 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate in Venezuela, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, homicide rate in Venezuela stood at 62.84 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Venezuela peaked at 62.84 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 40.85 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2001.
Venezuela ranks 3rd 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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.69 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 40.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 48.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.1% |
| 2003 | 58.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 48.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.6% |
| 2005 | 46.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 52.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 55.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 59.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 57.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 53.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 52.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 57.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 56.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 60.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 60.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 59.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 58.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 60.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 62.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 61.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 62.84 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 62.84 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.97 deaths per 100,000 people, 10.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 62.84 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.24 deaths per 100,000 people, 4.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 40.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 59.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 52.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 62.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 61.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 62.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More social development data for Venezuela
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 14,333 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 417,010 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 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 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 417,010 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person (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 Venezuela?
- Homicide rate in Venezuela was 62.84 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 62.84 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.85 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Venezuela rank for homicide rate?
- Venezuela ranks 3rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.