Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Bahamas
Bahamas: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 120 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Bahamas, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Bahamas stood at 120.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Bahamas peaked at 146 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28, in 1991.
That places Bahamas 96th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45 | — |
| 1991 | 28 | -37.8% |
| 1992 | 41 | +46.4% |
| 1993 | 35 | -14.6% |
| 1994 | 52 | +48.6% |
| 1995 | 40 | -23.1% |
| 1996 | 51 | +27.5% |
| 1997 | 46 | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 74 | +60.9% |
| 2001 | 43 | -41.9% |
| 2002 | 52 | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 50 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 44 | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 52 | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 61 | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 78 | +27.9% |
| 2008 | 73 | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 87 | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 94 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 127 | +35.1% |
| 2012 | 110 | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 119 | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 122 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 146 | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 111 | -24.0% |
| 2017 | 122 | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 91 | -25.4% |
| 2019 | 95 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 73 | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 119 | +63.0% |
| 2022 | 128 | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 110 | -14.1% |
| 2024 | 120 | +9.1% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 120 is above the median for high income countries, which is 52, 2.3× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 120 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 372, 32% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.25 | 28 | 52 | 8 |
| 2000s | 61.4 | 43 | 87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.7 | 91 | 146 | 10 |
| 2020s | 110 | 73 | 128 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More development goals data for Bahamas
- Red List Index 0.7348 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 310.18 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 81.32 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 1 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 48 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Bahamas?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Bahamas was 120 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 146 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 1991.
- How does Bahamas rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Bahamas ranks 96th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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