Homicides in Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe: Homicides was 6 deaths in 2016. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Guadeloupe, 1974–2016
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2016, homicides in Guadeloupe stood at 6 deaths.
The figure is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Guadeloupe peaked at 23 deaths in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2 deaths, in 2000.
Guadeloupe ranks 104th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Homicides in Guadeloupe, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 11 deaths | — |
| 1981 | 11 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 deaths | -81.8% |
| 2001 | 9 deaths | +350.0% |
| 2002 | 15 deaths | +66.7% |
| 2003 | 9 deaths | -40.0% |
| 2004 | 11 deaths | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 15 deaths | +36.4% |
| 2006 | 11 deaths | -26.7% |
| 2007 | 9 deaths | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 16 deaths | +77.8% |
| 2009 | 20 deaths | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 22 deaths | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 23 deaths | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 15 deaths | -34.8% |
| 2013 | 13 deaths | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 8 deaths | -38.5% |
| 2015 | 8 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 deaths | -25.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicides in Guadeloupe 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 | +350.0% | 2 deaths | 9 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 deaths | 11 deaths | 11 deaths | 1 |
| 1980s | 11 deaths | 11 deaths | 11 deaths | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.7 deaths | 2 deaths | 20 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.57 deaths | 6 deaths | 23 deaths | 7 |
Countries ranked near Guadeloupe
More social development data for Guadeloupe
- 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) 9.95 (2024)
- Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year -0.3829 (2024)
- Homicide rate 5.68 homicides per 100,000 population (2016)
- Homicides 23 homicides (2016)
- Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 5.68 homicides per 100,000 population (2016)
- Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 5.68 homicides per 100,000 population (2016)
- Child homicide rate 0.8965 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
- Homicide rate 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Guadeloupe?
- Homicides in Guadeloupe was 6 deaths in 2016, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The highest recorded value was 23 deaths in 2011.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 deaths in 2000.
- How does Guadeloupe rank for homicides?
- Guadeloupe ranks 104th out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Guadeloupe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guadeloupe 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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About this data
Annual number of homicides.