Homicide rate who vs unodc in Guyana
Guyana: Homicide rate who vs unodc was 19.12 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
19.12
Change on year
up 19.9%
World rank
22nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
27.39
in 2003
All-time low
9.94
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Homicide rate who vs unodc in Guyana, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 19.12 for homicide rate who vs unodc in 2023.
That represents a change of up 19.9% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who vs unodc in Guyana peaked at 27.39 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.94, in 2000.
Guyana ranks 22nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.56 | 11.41 | 25.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.42 | 9.94 | 27.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.92 | 14.02 | 20.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.64 | 15.94 | 19.44 | 4 |
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- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.847 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.328 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.515 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.821 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.771 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.283 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who vs unodc in Guyana?
- Homicide rate who vs unodc in Guyana was 19.12 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 27.39 in 2003.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.94 in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for homicide rate who vs unodc?
- Guyana ranks 22nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate who vs unodc rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate who vs unodc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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