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Homicides: male victims — OECD

Homicides: male victims in the OECD in 2023 — 63,076 people. Since 1994, the indicator has fallen by 0.4%.

2023 63,076 people −3.27% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 68,388 people2021
Period minimum 44,895 people2014

Trend over time

1994–2023 · people

Homicides: male victims — OECD, 1994–202340,00050,00060,00070,000199419972000200320062009201220152018202120231994: 63,319 people1995: 56,732 people1996: 54,995 people1997: 52,168 people1998: 50,543 people1999: 49,796 people2000: 50,660 people2001: 54,397 people2002: 52,313 people2003: 50,215 people2004: 45,812 people2005: 46,732 people2006: 46,873 people2007: 45,411 people2008: 48,209 people2009: 49,349 people2010: 56,099 people2011: 57,865 people2012: 56,831 people2013: 49,939 people2014: 44,895 people2015: 49,383 people2016: 54,160 people2017: 60,711 people2018: 62,976 people2019: 63,163 people2020: 67,219 people2021: 68,388 people2022: 65,209 people2023: 63,076 people
Change over the period: −243 (−0.38%) Average annual rate: -0.01 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: OECD

OECD 63,076 people
World 339,070 people
Homicides: male victims — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 63,076 −2,133 −3.27%
2022 65,209 −3,179 −4.65%
2021 68,388 +1,169 +1.74%
2020 67,219 +4,056 +6.42%
2019 63,163 +187 +0.3%
2018 62,976 +2,265 +3.73%
2017 60,711 +6,551 +12.1%
2016 54,160 +4,777 +9.67%
2015 49,383 +4,489 +10%
2014 44,895 −5,045 −10.1%
2013 49,939 −6,892 −12.13%
2012 56,831 −1,033 −1.79%
2011 57,865 +1,765 +3.15%
2010 56,099 +6,750 +13.68%
2009 49,349 +1,140 +2.36%
2008 48,209 +2,798 +6.16%
2007 45,411 −1,462 −3.12%
2006 46,873 +141 +0.3%
2005 46,732 +920 +2.01%
2004 45,812 −4,403 −8.77%
2003 50,215 −2,098 −4.01%
2002 52,313 −2,084 −3.83%
2001 54,397 +3,737 +7.38%
2000 50,660 +864 +1.74%
1999 49,796 −747 −1.48%
1998 50,543 −1,625 −3.12%
1997 52,168 −2,827 −5.14%
1996 54,995 −1,737 −3.06%
1995 56,732 −6,587 −10.4%
1994 63,319 — —

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.

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