Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Guyana

Number of intentional homicides in Guyana in 2023 — 158 people. Ranked 44 in the world out of 83. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 75.6%.

2023 158 people +20.61% vs 2022
World rank 44of 83
Period maximum 209 people2003
Period minimum 76 people2000

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Guyana, 1990–2023501001502002501990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 90 people1991: 192 people1992: 105 people1993: 117 people1994: 108 people1995: 109 people1996: 88 people1997: 87 people1998: 113 people1999: 91 people2000: 76 people2001: 80 people2002: 143 people2003: 209 people2004: 131 people2005: 142 people2006: 153 people2007: 115 people2008: 158 people2009: 117 people2010: 140 people2011: 130 people2012: 139 people2013: 155 people2014: 149 people2015: 149 people2016: 142 people2017: 115 people2018: 111 people2019: 136 people2020: 157 people2021: 131 people2022: 131 people2023: 158 people
Change over the period: +68 (+75.56%) Average annual rate: 1.72 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Guyana 158 people
World 423,171 people
South America computed 66,833 people
Number of intentional homicides — Guyana, by year Guyana All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 158 +27 +20.61%
2022 131 +0 +0%
2021 131 −26 −16.56%
2020 157 +21 +15.44%
2019 136 +25 +22.52%
2018 111 −4 −3.48%
2017 115 −27 −19.01%
2016 142 −7 −4.7%
2015 149 +0 +0%
2014 149 −6 −3.87%
2013 155 +16 +11.51%
2012 139 +9 +6.92%
2011 130 −10 −7.14%
2010 140 +23 +19.66%
2009 117 −41 −25.95%
2008 158 +43 +37.39%
2007 115 −38 −24.84%
2006 153 +11 +7.75%
2005 142 +11 +8.4%
2004 131 −78 −37.32%
2003 209 +66 +46.15%
2002 143 +63 +78.75%
2001 80 +4 +5.26%
2000 76 −15 −16.48%
1999 91 −22 −19.47%
1998 113 +26 +29.89%
1997 87 −1 −1.14%
1996 88 −21 −19.27%
1995 109 +1 +0.93%
1994 108 −9 −7.69%
1993 117 +12 +11.43%
1992 105 −87 −45.31%
1991 192 +102 +113.33%
1990 90

About the indicator

The number of victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year. UNODC treats intentional homicide as unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause it — the definition is standardized across all countries, so the figures are comparable regardless of how the act is classified in national law. The data are collected through the annual survey of countries on crime trends and supplemented with estimates from death registration systems and medical statistics.

Important: The absolute count and the rate per 100,000 answer different questions: large countries stand in the top rows by the number of homicides, and entirely different ones by the rate. Both are worth looking at.

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