Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Greenland
Greenland: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 3 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Greenland, 1992–2016
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Greenland is 3, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Greenland peaked at 17 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2011.
Greenland ranks 175th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 13 | — |
| 1993 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 6 | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 11 | +83.3% |
| 1996 | 3 | -72.7% |
| 1997 | 11 | +266.7% |
| 1998 | 6 | -45.5% |
| 1999 | 11 | +83.3% |
| 2000 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 17 | +30.8% |
| 2002 | 12 | -29.4% |
| 2003 | 5 | -58.3% |
| 2004 | 11 | +120.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 8 | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | -90.9% |
| 2012 | 8 | +700.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 4 | -42.9% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | -25.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 52, 6% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64, 5% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Greenland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +700.0% | 1 | 8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.12 | 3 | 13 | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.2 | 5 | 17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.43 | 1 | 11 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More development goals data for Greenland
- Red List Index 0.8798 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,218 (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)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 6.89 (2024)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 354,383 (2022)
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material 6.33 (2022)
- River flow maximum 0 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Greenland?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Greenland was 3 in 2016, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2011.
- How does Greenland rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Greenland ranks 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2016.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland 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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