Share of deaths from homicide in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of deaths from homicide was 0.5272 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Share of deaths from homicide in Bahamas, 1975–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of deaths from homicide in Bahamas is 0.5272, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 92.0% on the previous year and down 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from homicide in Bahamas peaked at 6.62 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5272, in 2016.
That places Bahamas 35th out of 113 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Share of deaths from homicide in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.89 | — |
| 1979 | 2.82 | +49.4% |
| 1980 | 1.83 | -35.1% |
| 1981 | 1.57 | -14.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8152 | -48.2% |
| 1984 | 2.19 | +169.2% |
| 1985 | 2.7 | +22.9% |
| 1987 | 1.89 | -29.9% |
| 1993 | 2.43 | +28.5% |
| 1994 | 3.64 | +49.8% |
| 1995 | 2.62 | -28.0% |
| 1996 | 2.73 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 2.81 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 2.76 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 3.43 | +24.3% |
| 2000 | 3.88 | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 2.87 | -26.1% |
| 2002 | 2.79 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 3.03 | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 2.66 | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 3.02 | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 3.41 | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 4.62 | +35.4% |
| 2008 | 4.08 | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 4.35 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 5.04 | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 6.09 | +20.9% |
| 2012 | 6.47 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 6.05 | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 5.84 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 6.62 | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5272 | -92.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.5272 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0863, 6.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.5272 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.92, 28% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of deaths from homicide in Bahamas 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +169.2% | 0.8152 | 2.19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.36 | 1.89 | 2.82 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.83 | 0.8152 | 2.7 | 6 |
| 1990s | 2.92 | 2.43 | 3.64 | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.47 | 2.66 | 4.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.24 | 0.5272 | 6.62 | 7 |
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More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0273 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from homicide in Bahamas?
- Share of deaths from homicide in Bahamas was 0.5272 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 6.62 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5272 in 2016.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of deaths from homicide?
- Bahamas ranks 35th out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of deaths from homicide rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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