8.25
homicide victims per 100,000 people, 2020
Low trust, 52 of 100 The sources disagree: their figures run from 3.11 to 13.39.
- UNODC
- WHO
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| Year | UNODC Data Portal, victims of intentional homicide | WHO Mortality Database, deaths by assault |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | – | 5.93 |
| 2002 | – | 8.49 |
| 2003 | – | 5.4 |
| 2004 | 29.95 | 7.75 |
| 2005 | 22.23 | 5.43 |
| 2006 | 19.91 | 11.38 |
| 2007 | 12.78 | 7.3 |
| 2008 | 14.15 | 10.17 |
| 2009 | 13 | 9.54 |
| 2010 | – | 8.53 |
| 2011 | – | 6.71 |
| 2012 | – | 6.51 |
| 2013 | – | 2.37 |
| 2014 | – | 1.92 |
| 2015 | – | 2.63 |
| 2016 | – | 4.06 |
| 2017 | – | 0.36 |
| 2018 | 12.8 | 2.49 |
| 2019 | 13.23 | 5.25 |
| 2020 | 13.39 | 3.11 |
| 2021 | – | 4.44 |
| 2022 | – | 3.78 |
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French Guiana among 200 countries
46 have a higher figure and 153 a lower one. Definitions differ between countries, and their years run from 2007 to 2024.
What this number counts
- Counts
- Intentional homicide victims per 100,000 people
- Where
- French Guiana
- When
- 2020 (one year, not an average)
Where the number comes from (2 sources)
| Source | Figure and year | Definition | Quality | Counts for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
UNODC Data Portal, victims of intentional homicideUnited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) · Police and justice recordsRetrieved 2026-10-25 · Data (Excel file) | 13.392020 | Victims of intentional homicide (ICCS 0101: unlawful death inflicted with intent to cause death or serious injury), total for both sexes and all ages, rate per 100,000 from UNODC's own population figures (UN World Population Prospects 2024).UNODC source code for this value: NP/SAS/MoI Adjusted. Year rule: the latest year both UNODC and WHO have is 2020, which is 2018 or later, so both lines use it. Raw file: data_cts_intentional_homicide.xlsx (UNODC, updated 12 July 2026). | 4 of 5 checks
| 50% |
WHO Mortality Database, deaths by assaultWorld Health Organization (WHO) · Death and health registersRetrieved 2026-10-25 | 3.112020 | Registered deaths with underlying cause assault, ICD-10 X85-Y09, all ages and both sexes, divided by UN World Population Prospects 2024 population for 1 July, because WHO's population file has no figure for this year (WHO's documentation points users to that UN source).Codes used: ICD-10 3- and 4-character codes X85-Y09. Countries that report the condensed Tabulation List 1 contribute its assault item (1102), which covers the same X85-Y09 range; years where a country reports only a total for all external causes have no value. National rows only, no sub-national or partial-coverage rows. Year rule: the latest year both UNODC and WHO have is 2020, which is 2018 or later, so both lines use it. Raw files: morticd10_part1-6.zip (9 assault deaths) and WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz from UN World Population Prospects 2024 (https://population.un.org/wpp/). WHO publishes the data as the country sent them and does not adjust for incomplete registration. The same file records 13 deaths of undetermined intent (Y10-Y34) for this year; some of these may be homicides. | 4 of 5 checks
| 50% |
- UNODC50%
- WHO50%
How the trust score was worked out
- Quality32 / 40
How well the sources are made
- Agreement0 / 30
How close the sources are to each other
- Independence16 / 20
How many separate ways the number was measured
- Freshness4 / 10
How recent the newest data is
Who reports it, and since when
No source of these kinds: independent count.
- UNODC: no figure here for 8 years between 2004 and 2020
figure no figure here, inside its range no later figure recorded change
Why the numbers differ
- They come from two separate systems: UNODC compiles police and criminal justice records, while the WHO Mortality Database counts death certificates with the cause coded as assault (ICD-10 X85-Y09).
- Older UN crime survey series included attempted homicides for some countries, so older police figures can run above death records.
- Death registration is not equally complete everywhere. Where many deaths go unregistered, or many violent deaths are coded as "undetermined intent", the WHO count falls below the police count.
- Research comparing UN and WHO homicide data (Andersson and Kazemian) found that the two differ in level but show similar patterns. (source, retrieved 2026-10-25)
Common mistakes
- Numbeo's "Crime Index" is not a crime rate. Numbeo builds it from surveys answered by its website visitors about how safe they feel, not from police or death records. (source, retrieved 2026-10-25)
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