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Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Upper-middle-income countries

Number of intentional homicides in upper-middle-income countries in 2022 — 136,181 people. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 7.2%.

2022 136,181 people −0.53% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 160,702 people2002
Period minimum 126,978 people2000

Trend over time

2000–2022 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Upper-middle-income countries, 2000–2022120,000130,000140,000150,000160,000170,000200020032006200920122015201820212000: 126,978 people2001: 131,489 people2002: 160,702 people2003: 156,413 people2004: 147,699 people2005: 139,165 people2006: 137,954 people2007: 135,449 people2008: 147,633 people2009: 147,608 people2010: 153,694 people2011: 153,855 people2012: 153,417 people2013: 146,997 people2014: 140,914 people2015: 134,347 people2016: 141,794 people2017: 157,971 people2018: 152,442 people2019: 139,886 people2020: 138,264 people2021: 136,911 people2022: 136,181 people
Change over the period: +9,203 (+7.25%) Average annual rate: 0.32 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Upper-middle-income countries

Upper-middle-income countries 136,181 people
World 424,747 people
Number of intentional homicides — Upper-middle-income countries, by year Upper-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 136,181 −730 −0.53%
2021 136,911 −1,353 −0.98%
2020 138,264 −1,622 −1.16%
2019 139,886 −12,556 −8.24%
2018 152,442 −5,529 −3.5%
2017 157,971 +16,177 +11.41%
2016 141,794 +7,447 +5.54%
2015 134,347 −6,567 −4.66%
2014 140,914 −6,083 −4.14%
2013 146,997 −6,420 −4.18%
2012 153,417 −438 −0.28%
2011 153,855 +161 +0.1%
2010 153,694 +6,086 +4.12%
2009 147,608 −25 −0.02%
2008 147,633 +12,184 +9%
2007 135,449 −2,505 −1.82%
2006 137,954 −1,211 −0.87%
2005 139,165 −8,534 −5.78%
2004 147,699 −8,714 −5.57%
2003 156,413 −4,289 −2.67%
2002 160,702 +29,213 +22.22%
2001 131,489 +4,511 +3.55%
2000 126,978 — —

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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