Honduras saw a 13% decrease in its homicide rate in 2023, but remained highly violent with a rate of 31.1, compared to the regional median of 20.1. The United States also experienced a significant drop in its homicide rate in 2023. In 2022, over 5% of the Central African Republic's population may have died, marking a severe global crisis. Latin America and the Caribbean recorded at least 117,492 murders in 2023, with a median homicide rate of around 20 per 100,000 people, though actual numbers could be higher due to missing or unreliable data.
Homicide Rates in Latin America and the Caribbean (2023) https://t.co/LlWRpz4F2o https://t.co/hFeBSHZriC
At least 117,492 people were murdered in Latin America and the Caribbean during 2023, putting the median homicide rate around 20 per 100,000 people. But homicide data in many countries is missing or unreliable, so the actual number is likely higher https://t.co/COaZfxLTlF
More than 5% of the population of the Central African Republic may have died in 2022 making it by far the most acute global crisis of mortality and, yet, largely "invisible" . Check out Chartbook Newsletter 268 https://t.co/MRgmsVT7Ou https://t.co/ZSdcQkqrUN
Homicide rate in the United States, 1900β2023 The 2023 estimate is provisional based on 7 months of data. So the eventual 2023 rate will be slightly different, but a significant drop from 2022 is clearly evident from monthly data. https://t.co/6cAdeOFhOg
ππ³ #HomicideRoundup | Though Hondurasβ homicide rate decreased 13% in 2023, the country remained extremely violent with a homicide rate of 31.1, compared to the regional median of 20.1. Read our regional analysis at https://t.co/vBi0IHThDa https://t.co/P0fICiVQmK