Homicides in French Guiana
French Guiana: Homicides was 11 deaths in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Homicides in French Guiana, 1968–2016
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2016, homicides in French Guiana stood at 11 deaths.
The figure is up 57.1% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in French Guiana peaked at 24 deaths in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths, in 1968.
French Guiana ranks 93rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicides in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1969 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1970 | 1 deaths | — |
| 1971 | 2 deaths | +100.0% |
| 1972 | 1 deaths | -50.0% |
| 1973 | 1 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 1975 | 2 deaths | — |
| 1976 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 1 deaths | — |
| 1978 | 5 deaths | +400.0% |
| 1979 | 1 deaths | -80.0% |
| 2001 | 10 deaths | +900.0% |
| 2002 | 15 deaths | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 10 deaths | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 15 deaths | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 11 deaths | -26.7% |
| 2006 | 24 deaths | +118.2% |
| 2007 | 16 deaths | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 23 deaths | +43.8% |
| 2009 | 22 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 20 deaths | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 16 deaths | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 16 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 deaths | -62.5% |
| 2014 | 5 deaths | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 7 deaths | +40.0% |
| 2016 | 11 deaths | +57.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicides in French Guiana 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 | +900.0% | 1 deaths | 10 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.4 deaths | 0 deaths | 5 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.22 deaths | 10 deaths | 24 deaths | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.57 deaths | 5 deaths | 20 deaths | 7 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
- 93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11 deaths compare
- 95 Antigua and Barbuda 9 deaths compare
- 95 Grenada 9 deaths compare
More social development data for French Guiana
- 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) 6.92 (2024)
- Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year -0.0413 (2024)
- Homicide rate 13.39 homicides per 100,000 population (2020)
- Homicides 38.7 homicides (2020)
- Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 13.39 homicides per 100,000 population (2020)
- Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 13.39 homicides per 100,000 population (2020)
- Child homicide rate 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
- Homicide rate 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in French Guiana?
- Homicides in French Guiana was 11 deaths in 2016, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 24 deaths in 2006.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths in 1968.
- How does French Guiana rank for homicides?
- French Guiana ranks 93rd out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
- Is homicides rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual number of homicides.