Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Barbados
Barbados: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 21 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
21
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
148th
of 193 countries
All-time high
48
in 2019
All-time low
17
in 1995
Years of data
33
1990–2024
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Barbados stood at 21.
That represents a change of down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Barbados peaked at 48 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17, in 1995.
That places Barbados 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34 | — |
| 1991 | 21 | -38.2% |
| 1992 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 17 | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 20 | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 23 | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 20 | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 25 | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33 | +32.0% |
| 2004 | 22 | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 29 | +31.8% |
| 2006 | 35 | +20.7% |
| 2007 | 25 | -28.6% |
| 2008 | 23 | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 19 | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 31 | +63.2% |
| 2011 | 27 | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 22 | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 24 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 31 | +24.0% |
| 2016 | 22 | -29.0% |
| 2017 | 30 | +36.4% |
| 2018 | 28 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 48 | +71.4% |
| 2020 | 41 | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 32 | -22.0% |
| 2022 | 43 | +34.4% |
| 2023 | 21 | -51.2% |
| 2024 | 21 | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 21 is below the median for high income countries, which is 52, 40% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 21 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 372, 6% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.25 | 17 | 34 | 8 |
| 2000s | 25.6 | 19 | 35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8 | 22 | 48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6 | 21 | 43 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 145 Guadeloupe 23 compare
- 145 North Macedonia 23 compare
- 147 Fiji 22 compare
- 149 Bhutan 19 compare
- 149 Solomon Islands 19 compare
- 149 United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) 19 compare
More development goals data for Barbados
- Red List Index 0.7762 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 130.75 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,176 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 23 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Barbados?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Barbados was 21 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 1995.
- How does Barbados rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Barbados ranks 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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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