Homicides in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Homicides was 5.55 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Micronesia (country), 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicides in Micronesia (country) is 5.55 deaths, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Micronesia (country) peaked at 5.55 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.71 deaths, in 2001.
Micronesia (country) ranks 177th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Homicides in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.75 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 4.71 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 4.78 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 4.83 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 4.92 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 4.96 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 4.91 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 4.87 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.85 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.83 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.89 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.85 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 4.85 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.96 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 5 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 5.06 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 5.08 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.1 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 5.22 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 5.27 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 5.4 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 5.55 deaths | +2.8% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 5.55 deaths is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 237.51 deaths, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 5.55 deaths is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 123.38 deaths, 4% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.84 deaths | 4.71 deaths | 4.96 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.03 deaths | 4.85 deaths | 5.27 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.47 deaths | 5.4 deaths | 5.55 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
More social development data for Micronesia (country)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0014 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 5 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Micronesia (country)?
- Homicides in Micronesia (country) was 5.55 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.55 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.71 deaths in 2001.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for homicides?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.