Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Dominica
Dominica: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by was 18.13 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Dominica, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Dominica stood at 18.13.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.0% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Dominica peaked at 28.43 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.46, in 2001.
Dominica ranks 20th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.92 | — |
| 2001 | 1.46 | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 13.16 | +801.4% |
| 2003 | 11.67 | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 11.65 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 11.64 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 7.27 | -37.5% |
| 2007 | 10.17 | +39.9% |
| 2008 | 10.17 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.88 | +85.6% |
| 2010 | 21.78 | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 8.69 | -60.1% |
| 2014 | 12.79 | +47.2% |
| 2015 | 12.78 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 22.99 | +79.9% |
| 2017 | 27.74 | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 19.07 | -31.3% |
| 2019 | 19.15 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 22.2 | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 14.88 | -33.0% |
| 2022 | 28.43 | +91.1% |
| 2023 | 27.06 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 18.13 | -33.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 18.13 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.98, 6.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 18.13 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.92, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by 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 | +801.4% | 1.46 | 13.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9 | 1.46 | 18.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.12 | 8.69 | 27.74 | 8 |
| 2020s | 22.14 | 14.88 | 28.43 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
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 per 100,000 population, by in Dominica?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Dominica was 18.13 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 28.43 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 in 2001.
- How does Dominica rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Dominica ranks 20th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. 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 per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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