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Homicide rate in Guyana

Guyana: Homicide rate was 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
17.42 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 26.2%
World rank
12th
of 111 countries
All-time high
24.56 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2003
All-time low
0.2137 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1984
Years of data
34
1979–2020

Homicide rate in Guyana, 1979–2020

05101520251979199920201979: 0.231 deaths per 100,000 people1984: 0.214 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 8.7 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 7.5 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 6.4 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 7 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 9 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 20.3 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 24.6 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 13.9 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 18.5 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 21.3 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 14.1 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 15.8 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 9.1 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 14.9 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 16.5 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 11.1 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 17.6 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 18.1 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 17.6 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 17.1 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 13.3 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 11.4 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 13.8 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 17.4 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Guyana recorded 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.2% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate in Guyana peaked at 24.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2137 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1984.

That places Guyana 12th out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Homicide rate in Guyana, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1979 0.2312 deaths per 100,000 people —
1984 0.2137 deaths per 100,000 people -7.6%
1988 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people +2019.8%
1989 8.72 deaths per 100,000 people +92.5%
1990 7.53 deaths per 100,000 people -13.6%
1991 6.45 deaths per 100,000 people -14.4%
1992 5.48 deaths per 100,000 people -15.1%
1993 4.38 deaths per 100,000 people -20.1%
1994 5.53 deaths per 100,000 people +26.5%
1995 6.96 deaths per 100,000 people +25.8%
1996 4.21 deaths per 100,000 people -39.6%
1997 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people -12.2%
1998 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people -24.6%
1999 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people +58.0%
2001 8.99 deaths per 100,000 people +104.2%
2002 20.27 deaths per 100,000 people +125.5%
2003 24.56 deaths per 100,000 people +21.1%
2004 13.95 deaths per 100,000 people -43.2%
2005 18.49 deaths per 100,000 people +32.6%
2006 21.3 deaths per 100,000 people +15.2%
2007 14.07 deaths per 100,000 people -34.0%
2008 15.8 deaths per 100,000 people +12.3%
2009 9.09 deaths per 100,000 people -42.4%
2010 14.94 deaths per 100,000 people +64.3%
2011 16.49 deaths per 100,000 people +10.3%
2012 11.12 deaths per 100,000 people -32.6%
2013 17.65 deaths per 100,000 people +58.7%
2014 18.08 deaths per 100,000 people +2.4%
2015 17.59 deaths per 100,000 people -2.7%
2016 17.11 deaths per 100,000 people -2.7%
2017 13.29 deaths per 100,000 people -22.4%
2018 11.42 deaths per 100,000 people -14.0%
2019 13.8 deaths per 100,000 people +20.8%
2020 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people +26.2%

Guyana compared with similar countries

  • Guyana's 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people, 21.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Guyana's 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.02 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Homicide rate in Guyana 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.

YearChange FromTo
1988 +2019.8% 0.2137 deaths per 100,000 people 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2312 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2312 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2312 deaths per 100,000 people 1
1980s 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2137 deaths per 100,000 people 8.72 deaths per 100,000 people 3
1990s 5.14 deaths per 100,000 people 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people 7.53 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 16.28 deaths per 100,000 people 8.99 deaths per 100,000 people 24.56 deaths per 100,000 people 9
2010s 15.15 deaths per 100,000 people 11.12 deaths per 100,000 people 18.08 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people 1

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 9 Saint Lucia 23.42 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 10 Brazil 21.76 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 11 Puerto Rico 20.67 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 13 Guatemala 15.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 14 Dominican Republic 14.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 15 Costa Rica 12.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate in Guyana?
Homicide rate in Guyana was 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 24.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2137 deaths per 100,000 people in 1984.
How does Guyana rank for homicide rate?
Guyana ranks 12th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
Is homicide rate rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guyana 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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Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
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Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.