Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights was 10 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10
Change on year
down 33.3%
Rank
3rd
of 8 groups
All-time high
15
in 2024
All-time low
10
in 2015
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2015–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 10 for countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 15 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2015.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10 | — |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12 | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14 | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 10 | -33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.6 | 10 | 14 | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.83 | 10 | 15 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean was 10 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 2024.
- What is the lowest countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2015.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 3rd out of 8 groups with data for 2025.
- Is countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Countries with at least one verified case of killings of human rights defenders, journalists, and trade unionists (1 = YES, 0 = NO). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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