Jamaica vs Kenya: Male homicide victims
Jamaica
1,286 homicides
in 2023
Kenya
1,918 homicides
in 2022
Jamaica rank
24th
Kenya rank
21st
Male homicide victims over time
- Jamaica
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1,918 homicides against 1,286 homicides in Jamaica, a difference of 632 homicides.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.5 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Kenya ahead.
Jamaica ranks 24th and Kenya ranks 21st of 138 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,179 homicides | 1,584 homicides | 404.25 homicides | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1,315 homicides | 1,806 homicides | 491 homicides | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male homicide victims, Jamaica or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 1,918 homicides against 1,286 homicides in Jamaica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in male homicide victims between Jamaica and Kenya?
- 632 homicides, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Kenya?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
- How do Jamaica and Kenya rank globally for male homicide victims?
- Jamaica ranks 24th and Kenya ranks 21st of 138 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Male homicide victims. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of intentional homicidesof male victims.