Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Bhutan

Number of intentional homicides in Bhutan in 2020 — 19 people. Ranked 25 in the world out of 128. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 5%.

2020 19 people +137.5% vs 2019
World rank 25of 128
Period maximum 33 people2012
Period minimum 5 people2003

Trend over time

1990–2020 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Bhutan, 1990–2020010203040199019931996199920022005200820112014201720201990: 20 people1991: 12 people1992: 27 people1993: 19 people1994: 20 people1995: 16 people1996: 12 people1997: 7 people1998: 11 people1999: 13 people2000: 18 people2001: 19 people2002: 19 people2003: 5 people2004: 15 people2005: 11 people2006: 9 people2007: 14 people2008: 18 people2009: 16 people2010: 16 people2011: 32 people2012: 33 people2013: 24 people2015: 12 people2016: 9 people2017: 13 people2018: 9 people2019: 8 people2020: 19 people
Change over the period: −1 (−5%) Average annual rate: -0.17 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Bhutan 19 people
World 418,345 people
South Asia computed 52,727 people
Number of intentional homicides — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 19 +11 +137.5%
2019 8 −1 −11.11%
2018 9 −4 −30.77%
2017 13 +4 +44.44%
2016 9 −3 −25%
2015 12
2013 24 −9 −27.27%
2012 33 +1 +3.13%
2011 32 +16 +100%
2010 16 +0 +0%
2009 16 −2 −11.11%
2008 18 +4 +28.57%
2007 14 +5 +55.56%
2006 9 −2 −18.18%
2005 11 −4 −26.67%
2004 15 +10 +200%
2003 5 −14 −73.68%
2002 19 +0 +0%
2001 19 +1 +5.56%
2000 18 +5 +38.46%
1999 13 +2 +18.18%
1998 11 +4 +57.14%
1997 7 −5 −41.67%
1996 12 −4 −25%
1995 16 −4 −20%
1994 20 +1 +5.26%
1993 19 −8 −29.63%
1992 27 +15 +125%
1991 12 −8 −40%
1990 20

Southern Asia, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year. UNODC treats intentional homicide as unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause it — the definition is standardized across all countries, so the figures are comparable regardless of how the act is classified in national law. The data are collected through the annual survey of countries on crime trends and supplemented with estimates from death registration systems and medical statistics.

Important: The absolute count and the rate per 100,000 answer different questions: large countries stand in the top rows by the number of homicides, and entirely different ones by the rate. Both are worth looking at.

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