Homicide rate who age standardized in Paraguay
Paraguay: Homicide rate who age standardized was 7.37 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
7.37
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
23rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
13.33
in 2004
All-time low
6.87
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Homicide rate who age standardized in Paraguay, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 7.37 for homicide rate who age standardized in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who age standardized in Paraguay peaked at 13.33 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.87, in 2020.
That places Paraguay 23rd out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.73 | 10 | 13.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4 | 6.9 | 10.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.12 | 6.87 | 7.37 | 2 |
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- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.805 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.376 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.581 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.8 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.751 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.342 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who age standardized in Paraguay?
- Homicide rate who age standardized in Paraguay was 7.37 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 13.33 in 2004.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.87 in 2020.
- How does Paraguay rank for homicide rate who age standardized?
- Paraguay ranks 23rd out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate who age standardized rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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