Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Chile

Number of intentional homicides in Chile in 2023 — 1,248 people. Ranked 67 in the world out of 83. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 143.3%.

2023 1,248 people −6.17% vs 2022
World rank 67of 83
Period maximum 1,330 people2022
Period minimum 419 people2015

Trend over time

2003–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Chile, 2003–202305001,0001,500200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232003: 513 people2005: 576 people2006: 590 people2007: 616 people2008: 588 people2009: 630 people2010: 541 people2011: 636 people2012: 434 people2013: 556 people2014: 438 people2015: 419 people2016: 620 people2017: 779 people2018: 825 people2019: 924 people2020: 1,115 people2021: 906 people2022: 1,330 people2023: 1,248 people
Change over the period: +735 (+143.27%) Average annual rate: 4.55 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Chile 1,248 people
World 423,171 people
South America computed 66,833 people
Number of intentional homicides — Chile, by year Chile All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 1,248 −82 −6.17%
2022 1,330 +424 +46.8%
2021 906 −209 −18.74%
2020 1,115 +191 +20.67%
2019 924 +99 +12%
2018 825 +46 +5.91%
2017 779 +159 +25.65%
2016 620 +201 +47.97%
2015 419 −19 −4.34%
2014 438 −118 −21.22%
2013 556 +122 +28.11%
2012 434 −202 −31.76%
2011 636 +95 +17.56%
2010 541 −89 −14.13%
2009 630 +42 +7.14%
2008 588 −28 −4.55%
2007 616 +26 +4.41%
2006 590 +14 +2.43%
2005 576
2003 513

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.