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Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Eastern Asia

Number of intentional homicides in Eastern Asia in 2023 — 767 people. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 97.3%.

2023 767 people −1.67% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 28,389 people1995
Period minimum 762 people2021

Trend over time

1995–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Eastern Asia, 1995–2023010,00020,00030,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 28,389 people1996: 26,403 people1997: 27,189 people2002: 27,380 people2003: 25,880 people2004: 26,212 people2005: 22,260 people2006: 19,389 people2007: 17,442 people2008: 16,147 people2009: 15,976 people2010: 14,636 people2011: 13,147 people2012: 12,380 people2013: 11,633 people2014: 11,096 people2015: 10,175 people2016: 9,565 people2017: 8,814 people2018: 8,414 people2019: 8,226 people2020: 8,012 people2021: 762 people2022: 780 people2023: 767 people
Change over the period: −27,622 (−97.3%) Average annual rate: -12.1 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Eastern Asia 767 people
World 423,171 people
Number of intentional homicides — Eastern Asia, by year Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 767 −13 −1.67%
2022 780 +18 +2.36%
2021 762 −7,250 −90.49%
2020 8,012 −214 −2.6%
2019 8,226 −188 −2.23%
2018 8,414 −400 −4.54%
2017 8,814 −751 −7.85%
2016 9,565 −610 −6%
2015 10,175 −921 −8.3%
2014 11,096 −537 −4.62%
2013 11,633 −747 −6.03%
2012 12,380 −767 −5.83%
2011 13,147 −1,489 −10.17%
2010 14,636 −1,341 −8.39%
2009 15,976 −170 −1.05%
2008 16,147 −1,296 −7.43%
2007 17,442 −1,946 −10.04%
2006 19,389 −2,871 −12.9%
2005 22,260 −3,952 −15.08%
2004 26,212 +332 +1.28%
2003 25,880 −1,500 −5.48%
2002 27,380 — —
1997 27,189 +786 +2.98%
1996 26,403 −1,986 −6.99%
1995 28,389 — —

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.

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Eastern Asia by year Crime Homicides: male victims

How many men are killed by intentional homicide in a year. In most countries this is four victims out of five.

Eastern Asia by year Crime Homicides: female victims

How many women are killed by intentional homicide in a year — an indicator customarily viewed apart from the total.

Eastern Asia by year Crime Prison population per 100,000

How many people are held in places of detention per 100,000 population — including those still under investigation.

Eastern Asia by year
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