Homicides: male victims — all countries

Homicides: male victims — High-income countries

Homicides: male victims in high-income countries in 2021 — 31,906 people. Since 2006, the indicator has fallen by 24.7%.

2021 31,906 people −0.81% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 42,398 people2006
Period minimum 28,369 people2018

Trend over time

2006–2021 · people

Homicides: male victims — High-income countries, 2006–202125,00030,00035,00040,00045,0002006200820102012201420162018202020212006: 42,398 people2007: 39,833 people2008: 33,882 people2009: 32,169 people2010: 30,657 people2011: 30,819 people2012: 30,562 people2013: 29,731 people2014: 29,410 people2015: 31,699 people2016: 31,888 people2017: 30,395 people2018: 28,369 people2019: 28,528 people2020: 32,166 people2021: 31,906 people
Change over the period: −10,492 (−24.75%) Average annual rate: -1.88 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 31,906 people
World 354,780 people
Homicides: male victims — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2021 31,906 −260 −0.81%
2020 32,166 +3,638 +12.75%
2019 28,528 +159 +0.56%
2018 28,369 −2,026 −6.66%
2017 30,395 −1,493 −4.68%
2016 31,888 +189 +0.6%
2015 31,699 +2,288 +7.78%
2014 29,410 −321 −1.08%
2013 29,731 −830 −2.72%
2012 30,562 −257 −0.83%
2011 30,819 +161 +0.53%
2010 30,657 −1,512 −4.7%
2009 32,169 −1,714 −5.06%
2008 33,882 −5,950 −14.94%
2007 39,833 −2,565 −6.05%
2006 42,398

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.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.