Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — BRICS

Number of intentional homicides in BRICS in 2022 — 110,552 people. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 38.5%.

2022 110,552 people −7.4% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 187,527 people2002
Period minimum 110,552 people2022

Trend over time

1995–2022 · people

Number of intentional homicides — BRICS, 1995–2022100,000120,000140,000160,000180,000200,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 179,876 people1996: 175,770 people1997: 173,476 people1998: 151,680 people1999: 153,614 people2000: 158,594 people2002: 187,527 people2003: 183,011 people2004: 179,063 people2005: 167,622 people2006: 160,049 people2007: 152,989 people2008: 147,217 people2009: 148,593 people2010: 144,809 people2011: 143,668 people2012: 147,681 people2013: 148,513 people2014: 153,490 people2015: 147,136 people2016: 147,042 people2017: 147,239 people2018: 138,142 people2019: 125,019 people2020: 124,577 people2021: 119,389 people2022: 110,552 people
Change over the period: −69,324 (−38.54%) Average annual rate: -1.79 %

Comparison, 2022

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

BRICS 110,552 people
World 424,747 people
Number of intentional homicides — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 110,552 −8,837 −7.4%
2021 119,389 −5,188 −4.16%
2020 124,577 −442 −0.35%
2019 125,019 −13,123 −9.5%
2018 138,142 −9,097 −6.18%
2017 147,239 +197 +0.13%
2016 147,042 −94 −0.06%
2015 147,136 −6,354 −4.14%
2014 153,490 +4,977 +3.35%
2013 148,513 +832 +0.56%
2012 147,681 +4,013 +2.79%
2011 143,668 −1,141 −0.79%
2010 144,809 −3,784 −2.55%
2009 148,593 +1,376 +0.93%
2008 147,217 −5,772 −3.77%
2007 152,989 −7,060 −4.41%
2006 160,049 −7,573 −4.52%
2005 167,622 −11,441 −6.39%
2004 179,063 −3,948 −2.16%
2003 183,011 −4,516 −2.41%
2002 187,527
2000 158,594 +4,980 +3.24%
1999 153,614 +1,934 +1.28%
1998 151,680 −21,796 −12.56%
1997 173,476 −2,294 −1.31%
1996 175,770 −4,106 −2.28%
1995 179,876

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.