Homicides in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Homicides was 7.07 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Vanuatu, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 7.07 deaths for homicides in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Vanuatu peaked at 7.07 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.02 deaths, in 2003.
That places Vanuatu 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.38 deaths | 6.02 deaths | 6.6 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.66 deaths | 6.46 deaths | 6.78 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.99 deaths | 6.91 deaths | 7.07 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More social development data for Vanuatu
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 13 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.729 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.848 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.829 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.729 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.323 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.623 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Vanuatu?
- Homicides in Vanuatu was 7.07 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 7.07 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.02 deaths in 2003.
- How does Vanuatu rank for homicides?
- Vanuatu ranks 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.