Intentional homicides in Nicaragua
Nicaragua recorded 11.3 intentional homicides per 100,000 people in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest since 2012.
Nicaragua, 2021
11.3
Change from 2019
+3.4per 100,000 people
World, 2021
5.5 per 100,000 people
Intentional homicides in Nicaragua over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Victims per 100,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nicaragua | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 5.2 per 100,000 people |
| 2022 | – | 5.3 per 100,000 people |
| 2021 | 11.3 per 100,000 people | 5.5 per 100,000 people |
| 2020 | – | 5.3 per 100,000 people |
| 2019 | 7.9 per 100,000 people | 5.4 per 100,000 people |
| 2018 | 10.7 per 100,000 people | 5.7 per 100,000 people |
| 2017 | 6.8 per 100,000 people | 5.9 per 100,000 people |
| 2016 | 7.3 per 100,000 people | 6.0 per 100,000 people |
| 2015 | 8.5 per 100,000 people | 5.9 per 100,000 people |
| 2014 | 8.7 per 100,000 people | 6.1 per 100,000 people |
| 2013 | 9.9 per 100,000 people | 6.1 per 100,000 people |
| 2012 | 11.4 per 100,000 people | 6.2 per 100,000 people |
| 2011 | 12.7 per 100,000 people | 6.2 per 100,000 people |
| 2010 | 13.7 per 100,000 people | 6.1 per 100,000 people |
| 2009 | 14.2 per 100,000 people | 6.1 per 100,000 people |
| 2008 | 13.2 per 100,000 people | 6.0 per 100,000 people |
| 2007 | 13.0 per 100,000 people | 6.0 per 100,000 people |
| 2006 | 13.3 per 100,000 people | 6.2 per 100,000 people |
| 2005 | 13.6 per 100,000 people | 6.3 per 100,000 people |
| 2004 | 12.3 per 100,000 people | 6.5 per 100,000 people |
| 2003 | 12.2 per 100,000 people | 6.7 per 100,000 people |
| 2002 | 10.8 per 100,000 people | 6.9 per 100,000 people |
| 2001 | 10.6 per 100,000 people | 6.9 per 100,000 people |
| 2000 | 9.5 per 100,000 people | 6.9 per 100,000 people |
| 1999 | 11.3 per 100,000 people | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 7.9 per 100,000 people in 2019, a change of +3.4.
- Since 2010, when it was 13.7 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −2.3.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 5.5 per 100,000 people.