Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Jamaica
Jamaica: Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 was 1,146 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,146
Change on year
down 18.4%
World rank
12th
of 36 countries
All-time high
1,683
in 2009
All-time low
544
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Jamaica, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1,146 for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Jamaica peaked at 1,683 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 544, in 1990.
Jamaica ranks 12th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 544 | — |
| 1991 | 566 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 632 | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 657 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 692 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 780 | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 925 | +18.6% |
| 1997 | 1,038 | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 859 | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 854 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 887 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1,139 | +28.4% |
| 2002 | 1,045 | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 975 | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 1,471 | +50.9% |
| 2005 | 1,674 | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 1,340 | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 1,584 | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 1,619 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1,683 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1,447 | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 1,133 | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 1,102 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 1,202 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 1,005 | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 1,209 | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 1,354 | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 1,647 | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 1,289 | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 1,340 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 1,333 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,474 | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 1,508 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1,404 | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 1,146 | -18.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1,146 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 488.5, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1,146 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 771, 1.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 754.7 | 544 | 1,038 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,342 | 887 | 1,683 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,273 | 1,005 | 1,647 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,373 | 1,146 | 1,508 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 9 Honduras 2,589 compare
- 10 Argentina 1,802 compare
- 11 Chile 1,207 compare
- 13 Dominican Republic 1,042 compare
- 14 Costa Rica 878 compare
- 15 Trinidad and Tobago 626 compare
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.64 % 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 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Jamaica?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Jamaica was 1,146 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,683 in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 544 in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1?
- Jamaica ranks 12th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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