Homicide rate in Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe: Homicide rate was 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016. ▬ Flat
Homicide rate in Guadeloupe, 1974–2016
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate in Guadeloupe is 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 24.9% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Guadeloupe peaked at 5.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4739 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Guadeloupe ranks 49th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Homicide rate in Guadeloupe, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1981 | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4739 deaths per 100,000 people | -85.5% |
| 2001 | 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +351.9% |
| 2002 | 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +68.3% |
| 2003 | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -39.2% |
| 2004 | 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.7% |
| 2005 | 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +37.4% |
| 2006 | 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.5% |
| 2007 | 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 3.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +77.1% |
| 2009 | 4.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.5% |
| 2010 | 5.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 5.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -34.9% |
| 2013 | 3.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -38.2% |
| 2015 | 2 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate in Guadeloupe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +351.9% | 0.4739 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4739 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Guadeloupe
More social development data for Guadeloupe
- Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks (2021)
- Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people (2024)
- Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 9.95 (2024)
- Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year -0.3829 (2024)
- Homicide rate 5.68 homicides per 100,000 population (2016)
- Homicides 23 homicides (2016)
- Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 5.68 homicides per 100,000 population (2016)
- Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 5.68 homicides per 100,000 population (2016)
- Homicides 6 deaths (2016)
- Child homicide rate 0.8965 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Guadeloupe?
- Homicide rate in Guadeloupe was 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4739 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Guadeloupe rank for homicide rate?
- Guadeloupe ranks 49th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Guadeloupe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guadeloupe data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.