Male homicide rate in Dominica
Dominica: Male homicide rate was 45.05 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising
Male homicide rate in Dominica, 2001–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for male homicide rate in Dominica is 45.05 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 125.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide rate in Dominica peaked at 49.5 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2001.
That places Dominica 15th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Male homicide rate in Dominica, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2002 | 26.52 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2003 | 16.78 homicides per 100,000 population | -36.7% |
| 2008 | 14.54 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 38.13 homicides per 100,000 population | +162.2% |
| 2011 | 17.38 homicides per 100,000 population | -54.4% |
| 2014 | 19.98 homicides per 100,000 population | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 22.81 homicides per 100,000 population | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 43.14 homicides per 100,000 population | +89.1% |
| 2017 | 49.5 homicides per 100,000 population | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 32.17 homicides per 100,000 population | -35.0% |
| 2019 | 35.24 homicides per 100,000 population | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 41.3 homicides per 100,000 population | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 23.73 homicides per 100,000 population | -42.5% |
| 2022 | 47.76 homicides per 100,000 population | +101.3% |
| 2023 | 45.05 homicides per 100,000 population | -5.7% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 45.05 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5 homicides per 100,000 population, 6.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 45.05 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.39 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.46 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 26.52 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
| 2010s | 32.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 17.38 homicides per 100,000 population | 49.5 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2020s | 39.46 homicides per 100,000 population | 23.73 homicides per 100,000 population | 47.76 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 12 Belize 51.25 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 13 Trinidad and Tobago 47.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 14 Colombia 46.95 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 16 Mexico 44.88 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 17 Guatemala 40.24 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 18 Brazil 34.66 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Dominica
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 344 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 355 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 346 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 357 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 348 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 359 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 352 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 363 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 356 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 367 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide rate in Dominica?
- Male homicide rate in Dominica was 45.05 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest male homicide rate recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017.
- What is the lowest male homicide rate recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2001.
- How does Dominica rank for male homicide rate?
- Dominica ranks 15th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is male homicide rate rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Male homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.