Intentional homicides - Colombia
Value & RankThe Intentional homicides of Colombia is 30.8 (per 100,000 people) with a global rank of 12.
Colombia compared to other CountriesThe Intentional homicides of Colombia is similar to that of Jamaica, Lesotho, Swaziland, St. Kitts and Nevis, South Africa, The Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Brazil with a respective Intentional homicides of 39.3, 38.0, 33.8, 33.6, 31.0, 29.8, 28.3, 26.5, 25.6, 25.2 (per 100,000 people) and a global rank of 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17.10 years declineColombia's Intentional homicides had a negative growth (decline) of 55.3 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Last 10 years averageColombia had an average Intentional homicides of 40.2 (per 100,000 people) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Colombia during the Great RecessionColombia's Intentional homicides had a negative growth (decline) of 8.42% during the Great RecessionColombia since the end of the Great RecessionColombia's Intentional homicides had a negative growth (decline) of 8.61% since the end of the Great Recession
Colombia compared to other CountriesThe Intentional homicides of Colombia is similar to that of Jamaica, Lesotho, Swaziland, St. Kitts and Nevis, South Africa, The Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Brazil with a respective Intentional homicides of 39.3, 38.0, 33.8, 33.6, 31.0, 29.8, 28.3, 26.5, 25.6, 25.2 (per 100,000 people) and a global rank of 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17.10 years declineColombia's Intentional homicides had a negative growth (decline) of 55.3 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Last 10 years averageColombia had an average Intentional homicides of 40.2 (per 100,000 people) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Colombia during the Great RecessionColombia's Intentional homicides had a negative growth (decline) of 8.42% during the Great RecessionColombia since the end of the Great RecessionColombia's Intentional homicides had a negative growth (decline) of 8.61% since the end of the Great Recession
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1995 | 69.7 |
1996 | 71.8 |
1997 | 67.2 |
1998 | 60.1 |
1999 | 62.3 |
2000 | 66.5 |
2001 | 68.6 |
2002 | 68.9 |
2003 | 53.8 |
2004 | 44.8 |
2005 | 39.6 |
2006 | 36.8 |
2007 | 34.7 |
2008 | 33.0 |
2009 | 33.7 |
2010 | 32.3 |
2011 | 33.6 |
2012 | 30.8 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators