Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Suriname

Suriname: Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 was 41 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
41
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
27th
of 36 countries
All-time high
79
in 2001
All-time low
29
in 2013
Years of data
20
2000–2023

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

0204060802000201120232000: 682001: 792002: 572003: 602004: 462005: 692006: 622007: 452008: 432013: 292014: 322015: 342016: 412017: 362018: 382019: 302020: 552021: 352022: 452023: 41

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Suriname is 41, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Suriname peaked at 79 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 29, in 2013.

Suriname ranks 27th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database) in Suriname, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 68
2001 79 +16.2%
2002 57 -27.8%
2003 60 +5.3%
2004 46 -23.3%
2005 69 +50.0%
2006 62 -10.1%
2007 45 -27.4%
2008 43 -4.4%
2013 29 -32.6%
2014 32 +10.3%
2015 34 +6.2%
2016 41 +20.6%
2017 36 -12.2%
2018 38 +5.6%
2019 30 -21.1%
2020 55 +83.3%
2021 35 -36.4%
2022 45 +28.6%
2023 41 -8.9%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 41 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 531.5, 8% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 41 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 868.5, 5% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 58.78 43 79 9
2010s 34.29 29 41 7
2020s 44 35 55 4

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 24 Belize 113 compare
  2. 25 Saint Lucia 70 compare
  3. 26 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 52 compare
  4. 28 Turks and Caicos Islands 35 compare
  5. 29 Saint Kitts and Nevis 30 compare
  6. 30 Barbados 21 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Suriname?
Number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Suriname was 41 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 79 in 2001.
What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 29 in 2013.
How does Suriname rank for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1?
Suriname ranks 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Suriname 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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