Homicide rate who age standardized in Colombia
Colombia: Homicide rate who age standardized was 28.2 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
28.2
Change on year
up 15.6%
World rank
5th
of 111 countries
All-time high
88.53
in 1992
All-time low
14.45
in 1969
Years of data
60
1953–2021
Homicide rate who age standardized in Colombia, 1953–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, homicide rate who age standardized in Colombia stood at 28.2.
The figure is up 15.6% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who age standardized in Colombia peaked at 88.53 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 14.45, in 1969.
That places Colombia 5th out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.12 | 23.34 | 48.12 | 7 |
| 1960s | 25.23 | 14.45 | 33.07 | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.02 | 17.63 | 21.55 | 5 |
| 1980s | 50 | 33.3 | 66.57 | 6 |
| 1990s | 73.46 | 60.17 | 88.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.13 | 38.24 | 77.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.79 | 24.73 | 40.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3 | 24.4 | 28.2 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 2 El Salvador 39.75 compare
- 3 Belize 32.75 compare
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 32.27 compare
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 28.01 compare
- 7 Ecuador 24.57 compare
- 8 Mexico 24.24 compare
More social development data for Colombia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,464 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 79,669 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.765 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.555 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.679 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.89 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.81 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.467 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who age standardized in Colombia?
- Homicide rate who age standardized in Colombia was 28.2 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.53 in 1992.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.45 in 1969.
- How does Colombia rank for homicide rate who age standardized?
- Colombia ranks 5th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate who age standardized rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate who age standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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