Homicide rate who vs unodc in Jamaica
Jamaica: Homicide rate who vs unodc was 49.44 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
49.44
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
5th
of 176 countries
All-time high
62.3
in 2005
All-time low
22.86
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990β2023
Homicide rate who vs unodc in Jamaica, 1990β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate who vs unodc in Jamaica is 49.44, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who vs unodc in Jamaica peaked at 62.3 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 22.86, in 1990.
Jamaica ranks 5th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.23 | 22.86 | 40.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.99 | 34.01 | 62.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.56 | 35.97 | 58.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.4 | 47.09 | 53.11 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 2 Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0 compare
- 2 St. Helena 0 compare
- 2 St. Kitts and Nevis 64.16 compare
- 3 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 51.32 compare
- 4 United States Virgin Islands 49.86 compare
- 6 Ecuador 45.72 compare
- 7 South Africa 43.72 compare
- 8 Haiti 41.15 compare
More social development data for Jamaica
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 31 (2022)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2,642 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.876 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.679 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.805 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.879 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who vs unodc in Jamaica?
- Homicide rate who vs unodc in Jamaica was 49.44 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 62.3 in 2005.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.86 in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for homicide rate who vs unodc?
- Jamaica ranks 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate who vs unodc rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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