Intentional homicides in Guyana

Guyana recorded 19.1 intentional homicides per 100,000 people in 2023.

Measure: Intentional homicide rate (UNODC) Unit: Victims per 100,000 people Data: 1990 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Guyana, 2023 19.1 Victims per 100,000 people
Change from 2022 +3.2per 100,000 people 2022: 15.9 per 100,000 people
World, 2023 5.2 per 100,000 people Official aggregate

Intentional homicides in Guyana over time

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Victims per 100,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Intentional homicide rate (UNODC) (victims per 100,000 people), 1999 to 2023
Period GuyanaWorld
2023 19.1 per 100,000 people 5.2 per 100,000 people
2022 15.9 per 100,000 people 5.3 per 100,000 people
2021 16.1 per 100,000 people 5.5 per 100,000 people
2020 19.4 per 100,000 people 5.3 per 100,000 people
2019 16.8 per 100,000 people 5.4 per 100,000 people
2018 14.0 per 100,000 people 5.7 per 100,000 people
2017 15.0 per 100,000 people 5.9 per 100,000 people
2016 18.6 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2015 19.6 per 100,000 people 5.9 per 100,000 people
2014 19.8 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2013 20.7 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2012 18.6 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2011 17.4 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2010 18.7 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2009 15.6 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2008 20.9 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2007 15.2 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2006 20.2 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2005 18.7 per 100,000 people 6.3 per 100,000 people
2004 17.2 per 100,000 people 6.5 per 100,000 people
2003 27.4 per 100,000 people 6.7 per 100,000 people
2002 18.7 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
2001 10.5 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
2000 9.9 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
1999 11.9 per 100,000 people –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.2 from 15.9 per 100,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 20.7 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −1.5.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 5.2 per 100,000 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2023 for Guyana
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime