Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Guatemala
Guatemala: Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 was 4,189 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4,189
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
6th
of 36 countries
All-time high
6,498
in 2009
All-time low
2,655
in 1999
Years of data
31
1992–2024
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Guatemala, 1992–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Guatemala stood at 4,189.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Guatemala peaked at 6,498 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,655, in 1999.
Guatemala ranks 6th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,669 | — |
| 1993 | 3,231 | +21.1% |
| 1994 | 3,239 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 3,260 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 3,619 | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 3,998 | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 3,310 | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 2,655 | -19.8% |
| 2000 | 2,904 | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 3,230 | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 3,631 | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 4,237 | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 4,507 | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 5,338 | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 5,885 | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 5,781 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 6,292 | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 6,498 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 5,960 | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 5,681 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 5,155 | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 5,155 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5,253 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 5,435 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 4,869 | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 4,437 | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 3,157 | -28.8% |
| 2021 | 3,563 | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 3,935 | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 4,317 | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 4,189 | -3.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 4,189 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 488.5, 8.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 4,189 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 771, 5.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,248 | 2,655 | 3,998 | 8 |
| 2000s | 4,830 | 2,904 | 6,498 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,243 | 4,437 | 5,960 | 8 |
| 2020s | 3,832 | 3,157 | 4,317 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Guatemala?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Guatemala was 4,189 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 6,498 in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,655 in 1999.
- How does Guatemala rank for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1?
- Guatemala ranks 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 (SDG database). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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