Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Haiti
Haiti: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 7,574 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Haiti, 2007–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Haiti is 7,574, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 58.2% on the previous year and up 672.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Haiti peaked at 7,574 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 486, in 2007.
Haiti ranks 10th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 486 | — |
| 2008 | 498 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 598 | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 677 | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 914 | +35.0% |
| 2012 | 1,033 | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 1,039 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 980 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 1,071 | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 1,028 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 743 | -27.7% |
| 2020 | 1,380 | +85.7% |
| 2021 | 1,615 | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 2,183 | +35.2% |
| 2023 | 4,789 | +119.4% |
| 2024 | 7,574 | +58.2% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 7,574 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 607, 12.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 7,574 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 372, 20.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 527.33 | 486 | 598 | 3 |
| 2010s | 935.62 | 677 | 1,071 | 8 |
| 2020s | 3,508 | 1,380 | 7,574 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 7 Russian Federation 11,327 compare
- 7 Russian Federation 11,327 compare
- 9 Pakistan 10,877 compare
- 11 China 7,157 compare
- 12 Ecuador 7,063 compare
- 13 Iraq (Central Iraq) 5,459 compare
More development goals data for Haiti
- Red List Index 0.6724 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,306 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 210.44 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 29 (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 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 10,005 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Haiti?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Haiti was 7,574 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 7,574 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 486 in 2007.
- How does Haiti rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Haiti ranks 10th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 672.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti 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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