Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Barbados

Barbados: Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 was 21 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
21
Change on year
down 51.2%
World rank
30th
of 36 countries
All-time high
48
in 2019
All-time low
17
in 1995
Years of data
32
1990–2023

Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Barbados, 1990–2023

010203040501990200620231990: 341991: 211992: 221993: 211994: 201995: 171998: 201999: 232000: 202001: 252002: 252003: 332004: 222005: 292006: 352007: 252008: 232009: 192010: 312011: 272012: 222013: 242014: 252015: 312016: 222017: 302018: 282019: 482020: 412021: 322022: 432023: 21

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2023, number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Barbados stood at 21.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.2% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Barbados peaked at 48 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17, in 1995.

Barbados ranks 30th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database) in Barbados, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 34
1991 21 -38.2%
1992 22 +4.8%
1993 21 -4.5%
1994 20 -4.8%
1995 17 -15.0%
1998 20 +17.6%
1999 23 +15.0%
2000 20 -13.0%
2001 25 +25.0%
2002 25 +0.0%
2003 33 +32.0%
2004 22 -33.3%
2005 29 +31.8%
2006 35 +20.7%
2007 25 -28.6%
2008 23 -8.0%
2009 19 -17.4%
2010 31 +63.2%
2011 27 -12.9%
2012 22 -18.5%
2013 24 +9.1%
2014 25 +4.2%
2015 31 +24.0%
2016 22 -29.0%
2017 30 +36.4%
2018 28 -6.7%
2019 48 +71.4%
2020 41 -14.6%
2021 32 -22.0%
2022 43 +34.4%
2023 21 -51.2%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 21 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 531.5, 4% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 21 is below the median for high income countries, which is 158, 13% of the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22.25 17 34 8
2000s 25.6 19 35 10
2010s 28.8 22 48 10
2020s 34.25 21 43 4

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 27 Suriname 41 compare
  2. 28 Turks and Caicos Islands 35 compare
  3. 29 Saint Kitts and Nevis 30 compare
  4. 31 Dominica 18 compare
  5. 32 Grenada 16 compare
  6. 33 Antigua and Barbuda 10 compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Barbados?
Number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Barbados was 21 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 48 in 2019.
What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 17 in 1995.
How does Barbados rank for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1?
Barbados ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
36 places, 959 data points, 1990–2023
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