Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Dominica
Dominica: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 12 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Dominica, 1998–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Dominica stood at 12.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Dominica peaked at 19 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2001.
That places Dominica 160th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9 | — |
| 1999 | 7 | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 2 | -71.4% |
| 2001 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 9 | +800.0% |
| 2003 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | -37.5% |
| 2007 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13 | +85.7% |
| 2010 | 15 | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 6 | -60.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16 | +77.8% |
| 2017 | 19 | +18.8% |
| 2018 | 13 | -31.6% |
| 2019 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15 | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 10 | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 19 | +90.0% |
| 2023 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 12 | -33.3% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 12 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 207.5, 6% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 12 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 372, 3% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +800.0% | 1 | 9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.8 | 1 | 13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5 | 6 | 19 | 8 |
| 2020s | 14.8 | 10 | 19 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 158 Cyprus 13 compare
- 158 Samoa 13 compare
- 160 Antigua and Barbuda 12 compare
- 162 Martinique 11 compare
- 163 Luxembourg 10 compare
- 163 Saint Martin (French Part) 10 compare
- 163 Seychelles 10 compare
- 163 Singapore 10 compare
More development goals data for Dominica
- Red List Index 0.6476 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 136.44 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 455.29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 28 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 24 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Dominica?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Dominica was 12 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 19 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2001.
- How does Dominica rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Dominica ranks 160th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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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