Homicide rate who mortality database in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Homicide rate who mortality database was 20.67 in 2022. ▲ Rising
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 110 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.
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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- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 14,358 (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 110 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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