Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Malaysia

Number of intentional homicides in Malaysia in 2023 — 258 people. Ranked 50 in the world out of 83. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 17.6%.

2023 258 people +7.5% vs 2022
World rank 50of 83
Period maximum 652 people2007
Period minimum 240 people2022

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Malaysia, 1990–20232004006008001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 313 people1991: 384 people1992: 366 people1993: 360 people1994: 336 people1995: 396 people1996: 447 people1997: 540 people1998: 629 people1999: 588 people2000: 551 people2001: 517 people2002: 565 people2003: 565 people2004: 497 people2005: 604 people2006: 588 people2007: 652 people2008: 597 people2009: 561 people2010: 540 people2011: 530 people2012: 602 people2013: 627 people2014: 510 people2015: 498 people2016: 456 people2017: 379 people2018: 323 people2019: 310 people2020: 253 people2021: 243 people2022: 240 people2023: 258 people
Change over the period: −55 (−17.57%) Average annual rate: -0.58 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Malaysia 258 people
World 423,171 people
Number of intentional homicides — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 258 +18 +7.5%
2022 240 −3 −1.23%
2021 243 −10 −3.95%
2020 253 −57 −18.39%
2019 310 −13 −4.02%
2018 323 −56 −14.78%
2017 379 −77 −16.89%
2016 456 −42 −8.43%
2015 498 −12 −2.35%
2014 510 −117 −18.66%
2013 627 +25 +4.15%
2012 602 +72 +13.58%
2011 530 −10 −1.85%
2010 540 −21 −3.74%
2009 561 −36 −6.03%
2008 597 −55 −8.44%
2007 652 +64 +10.88%
2006 588 −16 −2.65%
2005 604 +107 +21.53%
2004 497 −68 −12.04%
2003 565 +0 +0%
2002 565 +48 +9.28%
2001 517 −34 −6.17%
2000 551 −37 −6.29%
1999 588 −41 −6.52%
1998 629 +89 +16.48%
1997 540 +93 +20.81%
1996 447 +51 +12.88%
1995 396 +60 +17.86%
1994 336 −24 −6.67%
1993 360 −6 −1.64%
1992 366 −18 −4.69%
1991 384 +71 +22.68%
1990 313

South-Eastern Asia, 2023

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.