Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Paraguay

Paraguay: Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 was 464 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
464
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
21st
of 36 countries
All-time high
1,372
in 2002
All-time low
464
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Paraguay, 2000–2023

4006008001.0k1.2k1.4k2000201120232000: 9952001: 1.3k2002: 1.4k2003: 1.3k2004: 1.2k2005: 8872006: 7422007: 7832008: 8332009: 8212010: 7412011: 6572012: 6492013: 6042014: 5782015: 6172016: 6692017: 5412018: 4972019: 5542020: 4812021: 5252022: 5122023: 464

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 464 for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Paraguay peaked at 1,372 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 464, in 2023.

That places Paraguay 21st out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database) in Paraguay, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 995
2001 1,314 +32.1%
2002 1,372 +4.4%
2003 1,285 -6.3%
2004 1,209 -5.9%
2005 887 -26.6%
2006 742 -16.3%
2007 783 +5.5%
2008 833 +6.4%
2009 821 -1.4%
2010 741 -9.7%
2011 657 -11.3%
2012 649 -1.2%
2013 604 -6.9%
2014 578 -4.3%
2015 617 +6.7%
2016 669 +8.4%
2017 541 -19.1%
2018 497 -8.1%
2019 554 +11.5%
2020 481 -13.2%
2021 525 +9.1%
2022 512 -2.5%
2023 464 -9.4%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 464 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 531.5, 87% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 464 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 868.5, 53% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,024 742 1,372 10
2010s 610.7 497 741 10
2020s 495.5 464 525 4

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 18 Panama 522 compare
  2. 19 Cuba 500 compare
  3. 20 El Salvador 496 compare
  4. 22 Uruguay 381 compare
  5. 23 Guyana 158 compare
  6. 24 Belize 113 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Paraguay?
Number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Paraguay was 464 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 1,372 in 2002.
What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 464 in 2023.
How does Paraguay rank for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1?
Paraguay ranks 21st out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay 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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