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Homicides: male victims

How many men are killed by intentional homicide in a year. In most countries this is four victims out of five.

Unit: people Period: 1990–2024 Source: UNODC Crime Statistics
Source: UNODC · About the indicator
Average: 1,695 people Countries: 152

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2000 to 2024.

Homicides: male victims, 2000–2024

Top-20 · people

Homicides: male victims, 2000–2024010,00020,00030,00040,000BrazilBrazil: 36,020 people36,020MexicoMexico: 28,243 people28,243NigeriaNigeria: 28,109 people28,109IndiaIndia: 23,751 people23,751South AfricaSouth Africa: 22,236 people22,236United StatesUnited States: 15,437 people15,437VenezuelaVenezuela: 13,662 people13,662ColombiaColombia: 12,121 people12,121RussiaRussia: 9,277 people9,277EcuadorEcuador: 7,576 people7,576PhilippinesPhilippines: 4,321 people4,321HaitiHaiti: 4,276 people4,276UgandaUganda: 3,629 people3,629GuatemalaGuatemala: 3,617 people3,617HondurasHonduras: 2,936 people2,936IraqIraq: 2,798 people2,798UkraineUkraine: 2,290 people2,290ThailandThailand: 2,245 people2,245PeruPeru: 2,167 people2,167TürkiyeTürkiye: 2,084 people2,084
Homicides: male victims — 2000–2024 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 BR Brazil 36,020 2023 152
2 MX Mexico 28,243 2023 151
3 NG Nigeria 28,109 2023 150
4 IN India 23,751 2022 149
5 ZA South Africa 22,236 2022 148
6 US United States 15,437 2023 147
7 VE Venezuela 13,662 2017 146
8 CO Colombia 12,121 2023 145
9 RU Russia 9,277 2024 144
10 EC Ecuador 7,576 2023 143
11 PH Philippines 4,321 2023 142
12 HT Haiti 4,276 2023 141
13 UG Uganda 3,629 2023 140
14 GT Guatemala 3,617 2023 139
15 HN Honduras 2,936 2023 138
16 IQ Iraq 2,798 2013 137
17 UA Ukraine 2,290 2017 136
18 TH Thailand 2,245 2014 135
19 PE Peru 2,167 2021 134
20 TR Türkiye 2,084 2023 133
21 EG Egypt 1,945 2012 132
22 KE Kenya 1,918 2022 131
23 TZ Tanzania 1,755 2020 130
24 IR Iran 1,712 2014 129
25 AR Argentina 1,684 2023 128
26 JM Jamaica 1,286 2023 127
27 MM Myanmar 1,146 2023 126
28 CL Chile 1,110 2023 125
29 DO Dominican Republic 1,103 2023 124
30 CM Cameroon 901 2020 123
31 ZW Zimbabwe 886 2022 122
32 CR Costa Rica 835 2023 121
33 FR France 649 2024 120
34 NI Nicaragua 646 2021 119
35 ID Indonesia 592 2022 118
36 CA Canada 564 2023 117
37 MA Morocco 547 2024 116
38 GB United Kingdom 543 2021 115
39 BI Burundi 512 2016 114
40 LK Sri Lanka 493 2019 113
41 PA Panama 484 2023 112
42 TN Tunisia 447 2020 111
43 GH Ghana 446 2022 110
44 DZ Algeria 431 2023 109
45 SV El Salvador 425 2022 108
46 PR Puerto Rico 423 2023 107
47 DE Germany 396 2023 106
48 CU Cuba 395 2019 105
49 PY Paraguay 393 2023 104
50 KZ Kazakhstan 366 2022 103
51 BO Bolivia 359 2023 102
52 TT Trinidad and Tobago 345 2020 101
53 UY Uruguay 325 2023 100
54 UZ Uzbekistan 300 2021 99
55 NA Namibia 226 2021 98
56 IT Italy 220 2023 96
57 ES Spain 220 2023 96
58 PL Poland 187 2023 95
59 LB Lebanon 155 2020 94
60 AU Australia 152 2023 93
61 MN Mongolia 150 2024 92
62 RO Romania 148 2024 91
63 AZ Azerbaijan 141 2024 89
64 JP Japan 141 2023 89
65 BY Belarus 138 2019 88
66 KR South Korea 127 2023 87
67 IL Israel 126 2022 86
68 BS Bahamas 118 2022 85
69 BE Belgium 114 2021 84
70 GY Guyana 109 2023 83
71 BZ Belize 104 2022 82
72 SE Sweden 88 2023 81
73 NL Netherlands 84 2023 80
74 TJ Tajikistan 77 2020 79
75 JO Jordan 73 2023 78
76 GE Georgia 70 2018 77
77 GR Greece 68 2023 76
78 PS Palestine 67 2022 75
79 RS Serbia 66 2023 74
80 LC Saint Lucia 61 2023 73
81 AE United Arab Emirates 60 2022 72
82 MD Moldova 57 2023 71
83 AM Armenia 54 2023 70
84 PT Portugal 51 2022 69
85 TM Turkmenistan 50 2015 67
86 VI United States Virgin Islands 50 2012 67
87 LT Lithuania 48 2023 65
88 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48 2023 65
89 NZ New Zealand 46 2022 64
90 AL Albania 43 2024 62
91 BG Bulgaria 43 2023 62
92 HU Hungary 39 2023 61
93 CZ Czechia 38 2023 60
94 AT Austria 35 2023 59
95 SR Suriname 34 2023 58
96 DK Denmark 33 2023 57
97 FI Finland 32 2023 55
98 SK Slovakia 32 2023 55
99 GP Guadeloupe 31 2009 54
100 KW Kuwait 29 2020 53
101 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 28 2023 52
102 CV Cabo Verde 27 2020 51
103 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 26 2023 50
104 CH Switzerland 25 2023 49
105 CW Curaçao 23 2007 47
106 IE Ireland 23 2023 47
107 NO Norway 22 2023 46
108 BB Barbados 20 2023 45
109 MU Mauritius 19 2022 43
110 MK North Macedonia 19 2023 43
111 LV Latvia 18 2023 42
112 HR Croatia 17 2023 41
113 DM Dominica 15 2023 37
114 EE Estonia 15 2023 37
115 GD Grenada 15 2023 37
116 HK Hong Kong 15 2023 37
117 BT Bhutan 14 2020 36
118 SC Seychelles 14 2014 35
119 WS Samoa 12 2018 34
120 AG Antigua and Barbuda 9 2023 32
121 SI Slovenia 9 2023 32
122 CY Cyprus 8 2024 30
123 MQ Martinique 8 2009 30
124 FJ Fiji 7 2023 29
125 KY Cayman Islands 5 2014 26
126 LU Luxembourg 5 2022 26
127 OM Oman 5 2023 26
128 BM Bermuda 4 2023 22
129 IS Iceland 4 2023 22
130 MV Maldives 4 2015 22
131 ME Montenegro 4 2023 22
132 AD Andorra 2 2020 15
133 AW Aruba 2 2014 15
134 BN Brunei Darussalam 2 2000 15
135 MO Macao 2 2023 15
136 SG Singapore 2 2023 15
137 TO Tonga 2 2020 15
138 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 2 2014 15
139 BH Bahrain 1 2022 11
140 VG British Virgin Islands 1 2006 11
141 LI Liechtenstein 1 2021 11
142 MT Malta 1 2023 11
143 AS American Samoa 0 2019 1
144 GI Gibraltar 0 2024 1
145 FM Micronesia 0 2019 1
146 MC Monaco 0 2015 1
147 MS Montserrat 0 2012 1
148 QA Qatar 0 2022 1
149 PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 2006 1
150 SM San Marino 0 2011 1
151 ST Sao Tome and Principe 0 2011 1
152 VU Vanuatu 0 2020 1
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Maximum 36,020 people
Median 69 people
Minimum 0 people
World 336,829 people

About the indicator

The number of male victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year, from UNODC. The split of victims by sex is a stable regularity of world crime statistics: men make up about 80% of homicide victims in the world, and the gap is wider where the overall homicide rate is higher.

Important: The sum of male and female victims may not match the total number of homicides: some countries report data without a breakdown by sex, and such cases enter only the total indicator. The number of territories here is therefore smaller than in the “Number of intentional homicides” indicator.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
people
Observation period
1990–2024
License
UN data: free to use with attribution
Dataset
UNODC Data Portal

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