Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — South Asia

Number of intentional homicides in South Asia in 2020 — 52,727 people. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 3.7%.

2020 52,727 people −0.53% vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 68,747 people2012
Period minimum 52,727 people2020

Trend over time

1990–2020 · people

Number of intentional homicides — South Asia, 1990–202050,00055,00060,00065,00070,000199019931996199920022005200820112014201720201990: 54,731 people1997: 59,161 people1999: 59,675 people2000: 61,069 people2001: 60,565 people2002: 59,590 people2003: 57,910 people2004: 60,957 people2005: 60,577 people2006: 61,838 people2007: 60,639 people2008: 65,074 people2009: 65,576 people2010: 66,219 people2011: 68,143 people2012: 68,747 people2013: 65,460 people2014: 66,257 people2015: 62,362 people2016: 57,901 people2017: 57,169 people2018: 57,378 people2019: 53,010 people2020: 52,727 people
Change over the period: −2,004 (−3.66%) Average annual rate: -0.12 %

Comparison, 2020

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

South Asia 52,727 people
World 418,345 people
Number of intentional homicides — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 52,727 −283 −0.53%
2019 53,010 −4,368 −7.61%
2018 57,378 +209 +0.37%
2017 57,169 −732 −1.26%
2016 57,901 −4,461 −7.15%
2015 62,362 −3,895 −5.88%
2014 66,257 +797 +1.22%
2013 65,460 −3,287 −4.78%
2012 68,747 +604 +0.89%
2011 68,143 +1,924 +2.91%
2010 66,219 +643 +0.98%
2009 65,576 +502 +0.77%
2008 65,074 +4,435 +7.31%
2007 60,639 −1,199 −1.94%
2006 61,838 +1,261 +2.08%
2005 60,577 −380 −0.62%
2004 60,957 +3,047 +5.26%
2003 57,910 −1,680 −2.82%
2002 59,590 −975 −1.61%
2001 60,565 −504 −0.83%
2000 61,069 +1,394 +2.34%
1999 59,675
1997 59,161
1990 54,731

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.