Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Palau

Number of intentional homicides in Palau in 2018 — 2 people. Ranked 3 in the world out of 128. Since 2015, the indicator has fallen by 33.3%.

2018 2 people
World rank 3of 128
Period maximum 3 people2015
Period minimum 0 people2016

Trend over time

2015–2018 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Palau, 2015–2018012320152016201720182015: 3 people2016: 0 people2017: 0 people2018: 2 people
Change over the period: −1 (−33.33%) Average annual rate: -12.64 %

Comparison, 2018

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

Palau 2 people
World 436,726 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 152,442 people
Number of intentional homicides — Palau, by year Palau All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2018 2 +2
2017 0 +0
2016 0 −3 −100%
2015 3

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.