Homicide rate who mortality database in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Homicide rate who mortality database was 20.67 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
20.67
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
11th
of 111 countries
All-time high
30.06
in 2011
All-time low
6.1
in 1963
Years of data
56
1961–2022
Homicide rate who mortality database in Puerto Rico, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate who mortality database in Puerto Rico is 20.67, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who mortality database in Puerto Rico peaked at 30.06 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.1, in 1963.
That places Puerto Rico 11th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Homicide rate who mortality database in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.76 | — |
| 1962 | 8.7 | +12.2% |
| 1963 | 6.1 | -29.9% |
| 1964 | 8.54 | +40.0% |
| 1965 | 7.7 | -9.9% |
| 1966 | 7.96 | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 8.37 | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 8.97 | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 12.94 | +44.3% |
| 1972 | 12.97 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 15.56 | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 19.17 | +23.1% |
| 1975 | 17.68 | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 15.41 | -12.9% |
| 1977 | 16.43 | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 15.29 | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 15.11 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 16.67 | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 15.86 | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 12.93 | -18.5% |
| 1984 | 14.1 | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 16.78 | +19.0% |
| 1986 | 20.64 | +23.0% |
| 1987 | 14.21 | -31.2% |
| 1988 | 15.98 | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 12.76 | -20.1% |
| 1990 | 16.52 | +29.4% |
| 1991 | 22.54 | +36.5% |
| 1992 | 23.68 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 27.37 | +15.6% |
| 1994 | 28.75 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 26.04 | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 25.81 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 24.21 | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 22.07 | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 18.14 | -17.8% |
| 2000 | 18.45 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 20.71 | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 20 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 20.28 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 20.04 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 21.06 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 19.98 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 19.91 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 22.53 | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 25.77 | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 26.76 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 30.06 | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 26.98 | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 24.69 | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 19.69 | -20.2% |
| 2015 | 17.36 | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 20.71 | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 21.62 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 21.32 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 20.67 | -3.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 20.67 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8185, 25.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 20.67 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.02, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.88 | 6.1 | 8.7 | 7 |
| 1970s | 14.94 | 8.97 | 19.17 | 9 |
| 1980s | 15.5 | 12.76 | 20.64 | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.51 | 16.52 | 28.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.87 | 18.45 | 25.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.48 | 17.36 | 30.06 | 8 |
| 2020s | 21 | 20.67 | 21.32 | 2 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4804 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0145 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8484 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0152 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -6.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who mortality database in Puerto Rico?
- Homicide rate who mortality database in Puerto Rico was 20.67 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 30.06 in 2011.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1 in 1963.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for homicide rate who mortality database?
- Puerto Rico ranks 11th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate who mortality database rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate who mortality database. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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