Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Honduras

Honduras: Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 was 3,347 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,347
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
8th
of 36 countries
All-time high
7,172
in 2012
All-time low
495.53
in 1990
Years of data
31
1990–2023

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620231990: 495.51991: 703.81992: 955.11993: 1.3k1994: 1.7k1995: 1.5k1999: 2.6k2000: 3.2k2001: 3.5k2002: 3.6k2003: 4.1k2004: 3.6k2005: 3.2k2006: 3.1k2007: 3.6k2008: 4.5k2009: 5.3k2010: 6.2k2011: 7.1k2012: 7.2k2013: 6.4k2014: 5.9k2015: 5.1k2016: 5.2k2017: 3.9k2018: 3.7k2019: 4.1k2020: 3.6k2021: 3.9k2022: 3.7k2023: 3.3k

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Honduras is 3,347, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Honduras peaked at 7,172 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 495.53, in 1990.

Honduras ranks 8th 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 Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database) in Honduras, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 495.53
1991 703.79 +42.0%
1992 955.11 +35.7%
1993 1,253 +31.1%
1994 1,682 +34.3%
1995 1,534 -8.8%
1999 2,563 +67.1%
2000 3,176 +23.9%
2001 3,488 +9.8%
2002 3,623 +3.9%
2003 4,073 +12.4%
2004 3,639 -10.7%
2005 3,212 -11.7%
2006 3,118 -2.9%
2007 3,588 +15.1%
2008 4,455 +24.2%
2009 5,280 +18.5%
2010 6,236 +18.1%
2011 7,104 +13.9%
2012 7,172 +1.0%
2013 6,431 -10.3%
2014 5,891 -8.4%
2015 5,148 -12.6%
2016 5,150 +0.0%
2017 3,864 -25.0%
2018 3,709 -4.0%
2019 4,078 +9.9%
2020 3,613 -11.4%
2021 3,931 +8.8%
2022 3,659 -6.9%
2023 3,347 -8.5%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 3,347 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 531.5, 6.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Honduras's 3,347 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,347, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,312 495.53 2,563 7
2000s 3,765 3,118 5,280 10
2010s 5,478 3,709 7,172 10
2020s 3,638 3,347 3,931 4

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 5 Haiti 4,789 compare
  2. 6 Guatemala 4,235 compare
  3. 7 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3,568 compare
  4. 9 Peru 2,853 compare
  5. 10 Argentina 2,046 compare
  6. 11 Jamaica 1,404 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Honduras?
Number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Honduras was 3,347 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 7,172 in 2012.
What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 495.53 in 1990.
How does Honduras rank for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1?
Honduras ranks 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Honduras 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
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Coverage
36 places, 959 data points, 1990–2023
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