Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Mercosur

Number of intentional homicides in Mercosur in 2023 — 44,130 people. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 5.3%.

2023 44,130 people −3.16% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 67,676 people2017
Period minimum 44,130 people2023

Trend over time

2000–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Mercosur, 2000–202340,00050,00060,00070,0002000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 46,584 people2001: 52,616 people2002: 54,883 people2003: 55,513 people2004: 52,141 people2005: 50,868 people2006: 52,220 people2007: 50,847 people2008: 53,560 people2009: 55,150 people2010: 55,619 people2011: 55,600 people2012: 59,952 people2013: 60,781 people2014: 63,807 people2015: 62,474 people2016: 65,411 people2017: 67,676 people2018: 59,856 people2019: 47,826 people2020: 49,184 people2021: 46,311 people2022: 45,570 people2023: 44,130 people
Change over the period: −2,454 (−5.27%) Average annual rate: -0.24 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Mercosur 44,130 people
World 423,171 people
Number of intentional homicides — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 44,130 −1,440 −3.16%
2022 45,570 −741 −1.6%
2021 46,311 −2,873 −5.84%
2020 49,184 +1,358 +2.84%
2019 47,826 −12,030 −20.1%
2018 59,856 −7,820 −11.56%
2017 67,676 +2,265 +3.46%
2016 65,411 +2,937 +4.7%
2015 62,474 −1,333 −2.09%
2014 63,807 +3,026 +4.98%
2013 60,781 +829 +1.38%
2012 59,952 +4,352 +7.83%
2011 55,600 −19 −0.03%
2010 55,619 +469 +0.85%
2009 55,150 +1,590 +2.97%
2008 53,560 +2,713 +5.34%
2007 50,847 −1,373 −2.63%
2006 52,220 +1,352 +2.66%
2005 50,868 −1,273 −2.44%
2004 52,141 −3,372 −6.07%
2003 55,513 +630 +1.15%
2002 54,883 +2,267 +4.31%
2001 52,616 +6,032 +12.95%
2000 46,584

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.