Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 was 754 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
754
Change on year
up 46.4%
World rank
15th
of 36 countries
All-time high
826
in 1992
All-time low
431
in 2017
Years of data
31
1990–2021

Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Nicaragua, 1990–2021

02004006008001990200520211990: 6721991: 7321992: 8261993: 7621994: 7251995: 7071996: 6621997: 6791998: 6391999: 5612000: 4762001: 5372002: 5542003: 6352004: 6462005: 7292006: 7222007: 7142008: 7362009: 8022010: 7852011: 7382012: 6732013: 5942014: 5252015: 5242016: 4532017: 4312018: 6822019: 5152021: 754

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2021, number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Nicaragua stood at 754.

The figure is up 46.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Nicaragua peaked at 826 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 431, in 2017.

Nicaragua ranks 15th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database) in Nicaragua, 1990 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1990 672
1991 732 +8.9%
1992 826 +12.8%
1993 762 -7.7%
1994 725 -4.9%
1995 707 -2.5%
1996 662 -6.4%
1997 679 +2.6%
1998 639 -5.9%
1999 561 -12.2%
2000 476 -15.2%
2001 537 +12.8%
2002 554 +3.2%
2003 635 +14.6%
2004 646 +1.7%
2005 729 +12.8%
2006 722 -1.0%
2007 714 -1.1%
2008 736 +3.1%
2009 802 +9.0%
2010 785 -2.1%
2011 738 -6.0%
2012 673 -8.8%
2013 594 -11.7%
2014 525 -11.6%
2015 524 -0.2%
2016 453 -13.5%
2017 431 -4.9%
2018 682 +58.2%
2019 515 -24.5%
2021 754 +46.4%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 754 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 531.5, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 754 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,347, 23% of the median. (5 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Nicaragua 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.

YearChange FromTo
2018 +58.2% 431 682

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 696.5 561 826 10
2000s 655.1 476 802 10
2010s 592 431 785 10
2020s 754 754 754 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 12 Chile 1,248 compare
  2. 13 Dominican Republic 1,237 compare
  3. 14 Costa Rica 906 compare
  4. 16 Trinidad and Tobago 605 compare
  5. 17 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 541 compare
  6. 18 Panama 522 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Nicaragua?
Number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Nicaragua was 754 in 2021, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 826 in 1992.
What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 431 in 2017.
How does Nicaragua rank for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1?
Nicaragua ranks 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nicaragua 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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