Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Paraguay
Paraguay: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 477 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 477 for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in 2024.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Paraguay peaked at 1,372 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 464, in 2023.
Paraguay ranks 65th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 995 | — |
| 2001 | 1,314 | +32.1% |
| 2002 | 1,372 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 1,285 | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 1,209 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 887 | -26.6% |
| 2006 | 742 | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 783 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 833 | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 821 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 741 | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 657 | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 649 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 604 | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 578 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 617 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 669 | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 541 | -19.1% |
| 2018 | 497 | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 554 | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 481 | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 525 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 512 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 464 | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 477 | +2.8% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 477 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 207.5, 2.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 477 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 372, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,024 | 742 | 1,372 | 10 |
| 2010s | 610.7 | 497 | 741 | 10 |
| 2020s | 491.8 | 464 | 525 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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- 67 Syrian Arab Republic 463 compare
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More development goals data for Paraguay
- Red List Index 0.952 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.41 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,126 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,982 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Paraguay?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Paraguay was 477 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1,372 in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 464 in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Paraguay ranks 65th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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