Homicides in Haiti
Haiti: Homicides was 2,393 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Haiti, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 2,393 deaths for homicides in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Haiti peaked at 2,393 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,716 deaths, in 2000.
Haiti ranks 35th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Homicides in Haiti, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,716 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 1,744 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1,776 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1,816 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1,852 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1,896 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1,946 deaths | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1,991 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2,038 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 2,082 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2,120 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 2,118 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,142 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 2,173 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 2,200 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 2,221 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 2,244 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2,265 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 2,305 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2,330 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 2,362 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 2,393 deaths | +1.3% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 2,393 deaths is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 743.83 deaths, 3.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 2,393 deaths is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 702.19 deaths, 3.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,886 deaths | 1,716 deaths | 2,082 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,212 deaths | 2,118 deaths | 2,330 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,378 deaths | 2,362 deaths | 2,393 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More social development data for Haiti
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 180,702 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0152 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 180,702 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Haiti?
- Homicides in Haiti was 2,393 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 2,393 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,716 deaths in 2000.
- How does Haiti rank for homicides?
- Haiti ranks 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.