Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Syria

Number of intentional homicides in Syria in 2010 — 463 people. Ranked 99 in the world out of 155. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 56.4%.

2010 463 people −2.73% vs 2009
World rank 99of 155
Period maximum 533 people2007
Period minimum 296 people1997

Trend over time

1997–2010 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Syria, 1997–2010200300400500600199719992001200320052007200920101997: 296 people1998: 336 people1999: 330 people2000: 357 people2001: 376 people2002: 368 people2003: 405 people2004: 426 people2005: 430 people2006: 446 people2007: 533 people2008: 529 people2009: 476 people2010: 463 people
Change over the period: +167 (+56.42%) Average annual rate: 3.5 %

Comparison, 2010

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

Syria 463 people
World 428,857 people
Middle East & North Africa computed 7,744 people
Western Asia computed 8,435 people
Number of intentional homicides — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2010 463 −13 −2.73%
2009 476 −53 −10.02%
2008 529 −4 −0.75%
2007 533 +87 +19.51%
2006 446 +16 +3.72%
2005 430 +4 +0.94%
2004 426 +21 +5.19%
2003 405 +37 +10.05%
2002 368 −8 −2.13%
2001 376 +19 +5.32%
2000 357 +27 +8.18%
1999 330 −6 −1.79%
1998 336 +40 +13.51%
1997 296

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.