Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Bolivia

Number of intentional homicides in Bolivia in 2023 — 541 people. Ranked 60 in the world out of 83. Since 2015, the indicator has fallen by 0.4%.

2023 541 people +11.55% vs 2022
World rank 60of 83
Period maximum 747 people2017
Period minimum 418 people2021

Trend over time

2015–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Bolivia, 2015–20234005006007008002015201620172018201920202021202220232015: 543 people2016: 642 people2017: 747 people2018: 574 people2019: 497 people2020: 428 people2021: 418 people2022: 485 people2023: 541 people
Change over the period: −2 (−0.37%) Average annual rate: -0.05 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Bolivia 541 people
World 423,171 people
South America computed 66,833 people
Number of intentional homicides — Bolivia, by year Bolivia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 541 +56 +11.55%
2022 485 +67 +16.03%
2021 418 −10 −2.34%
2020 428 −69 −13.88%
2019 497 −77 −13.41%
2018 574 −173 −23.16%
2017 747 +105 +16.36%
2016 642 +99 +18.23%
2015 543

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.