Homicides: male victims — all countries

Homicides: male victims — Latin America & Caribbean

Homicides: male victims in Latin America & Caribbean in 2021 — 103,702 people. Since 2006, the indicator has risen by 1.7%.

2021 103,702 people +0.76% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 135,897 people2017
Period minimum 100,850 people2007

Trend over time

2006–2021 · people

Homicides: male victims — Latin America & Caribbean, 2006–2021100,000110,000120,000130,000140,0002006200820102012201420162018202020212006: 101,982 people2007: 100,850 people2008: 111,805 people2009: 118,726 people2010: 123,212 people2011: 127,288 people2015: 120,842 people2016: 126,122 people2017: 135,897 people2018: 117,988 people2019: 105,173 people2020: 102,915 people2021: 103,702 people
Change over the period: +1,720 (+1.69%) Average annual rate: 0.11 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 103,702 people
World 354,780 people
Homicides: male victims — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2021 103,702 +787 +0.76%
2020 102,915 −2,258 −2.15%
2019 105,173 −12,815 −10.86%
2018 117,988 −17,909 −13.18%
2017 135,897 +9,775 +7.75%
2016 126,122 +5,280 +4.37%
2015 120,842
2011 127,288 +4,075 +3.31%
2010 123,212 +4,486 +3.78%
2009 118,726 +6,922 +6.19%
2008 111,805 +10,954 +10.86%
2007 100,850 −1,132 −1.11%
2006 101,982

About the indicator

The number of male victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year, from UNODC. The split of victims by sex is a stable regularity of world crime statistics: men make up about 80% of homicide victims in the world, and the gap is wider where the overall homicide rate is higher.

Important: The sum of male and female victims may not match the total number of homicides: some countries report data without a breakdown by sex, and such cases enter only the total indicator. The number of territories here is therefore smaller than in the “Number of intentional homicides” indicator.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.