Homicides: male victims — all countries

Homicides: male victims — Central America

Homicides: male victims in Central America in 2023 — 36,115 people. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 183.9%.

2023 36,115 people −1.38% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 44,785 people2018
Period minimum 12,719 people2004

Trend over time

2004–2023 · people

Homicides: male victims — Central America, 2004–2023020,00040,00060,000200420062008201020122014201620182020202220232004: 12,719 people2005: 17,528 people2006: 21,330 people2007: 19,985 people2008: 26,783 people2009: 34,142 people2010: 39,541 people2011: 41,398 people2012: 38,106 people2013: 34,722 people2014: 31,996 people2015: 30,548 people2016: 32,501 people2017: 41,488 people2018: 44,785 people2019: 43,541 people2020: 40,536 people2021: 40,577 people2022: 36,622 people2023: 36,115 people
Change over the period: +23,396 (+183.94%) Average annual rate: 5.65 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central America

Central America 36,115 people
World 339,070 people
Homicides: male victims — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 36,115 −507 −1.38%
2022 36,622 −3,955 −9.75%
2021 40,577 +41 +0.1%
2020 40,536 −3,005 −6.9%
2019 43,541 −1,244 −2.78%
2018 44,785 +3,297 +7.95%
2017 41,488 +8,987 +27.65%
2016 32,501 +1,953 +6.39%
2015 30,548 −1,448 −4.52%
2014 31,996 −2,726 −7.85%
2013 34,722 −3,383 −8.88%
2012 38,106 −3,292 −7.95%
2011 41,398 +1,857 +4.7%
2010 39,541 +5,399 +15.81%
2009 34,142 +7,359 +27.48%
2008 26,783 +6,798 +34.02%
2007 19,985 −1,346 −6.31%
2006 21,330 +3,802 +21.69%
2005 17,528 +4,809 +37.81%
2004 12,719

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.