Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Guatemala
Guatemala: Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 was 4,235 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4,235
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
6th
of 36 countries
All-time high
6,498
in 2009
All-time low
2,655
in 1999
Years of data
30
1992–2023
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Guatemala, 1992–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 4,235 for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in 2023.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 17.8% 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.
That places Guatemala 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 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 | 4,235 | +7.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 4,235 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 531.5, 8.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 4,235 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 868.5, 4.9× 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 | 3,722 | 3,157 | 4,235 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4059 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
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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 4,235 in 2023, 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 2023.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. 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 (UNODC database). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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