Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Dominica
Dominica: Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 was 18 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Dominica, 1998–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Dominica is 18, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Dominica peaked at 19 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2001.
Dominica ranks 31st of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9 | — |
| 1999 | 7 | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 2 | -71.4% |
| 2001 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 9 | +800.0% |
| 2003 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | -37.5% |
| 2007 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13 | +85.7% |
| 2010 | 15 | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 6 | -60.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16 | +77.8% |
| 2017 | 19 | +18.8% |
| 2018 | 13 | -31.6% |
| 2019 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15 | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 10 | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 19 | +90.0% |
| 2023 | 18 | -5.3% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 18 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 531.5, 3% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 18 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 868.5, 2% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +800.0% | 1 | 9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.8 | 1 | 13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5 | 6 | 19 | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.5 | 10 | 19 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 28 Turks and Caicos Islands 35 compare
- 29 Saint Kitts and Nevis 30 compare
- 30 Barbados 21 compare
- 32 Grenada 16 compare
- 33 Antigua and Barbuda 10 compare
- 34 Anguilla 4 compare
More health data for Dominica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0066 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,509 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.75 % 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 0.0265 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.53 % 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 Dominica?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Dominica was 18 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 19 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2001.
- How does Dominica rank for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1?
- Dominica ranks 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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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