Male homicide victims in Dominica
Dominica: Male homicide victims was 15 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Male homicide victims 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for male homicide victims in Dominica is 15 homicides, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 114.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide victims in Dominica peaked at 17 homicides in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides, in 2001.
That places Dominica 105th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Male homicide victims in Dominica, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 homicides | — |
| 2002 | 9 homicides | — |
| 2003 | 5.71 homicides | -36.5% |
| 2008 | 5 homicides | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 13.12 homicides | +162.5% |
| 2011 | 6 homicides | -54.3% |
| 2014 | 7 homicides | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 8 homicides | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 15 homicides | +87.5% |
| 2017 | 17 homicides | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 11 homicides | -35.3% |
| 2019 | 12 homicides | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 14 homicides | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 8 homicides | -42.9% |
| 2022 | 16 homicides | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 15 homicides | -6.2% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 15 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 145.5 homicides, 10% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 15 homicides is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 376 homicides, 4% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.93 homicides | 0 homicides | 9 homicides | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.14 homicides | 6 homicides | 17 homicides | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.25 homicides | 8 homicides | 16 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
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 victims in Dominica?
- Male homicide victims in Dominica was 15 homicides 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 victims recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 17 homicides in 2017.
- What is the lowest male homicide victims recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides in 2001.
- How does Dominica rank for male homicide victims?
- Dominica ranks 105th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is male homicide victims rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.3%. 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 victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof male victims.