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Homicides of women per 100,000

The homicide rate among women — how many victims there are per 100,000 women.

Unit: per 100,000 women Period: 1990–2023 Source: UNODC Crime Statistics
Source: UNODC · About the indicator
Average: 2.39 per 100k Countries: 151

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2000 to 2023.

Homicides of women per 100,000, 2000–2023

Top-20 · per 100,000 women

Homicides of women per 100,000, 2000–2023051015South AfricaSouth Africa: 12.2 per 100k12.2GuyanaGuyana: 11.56 per 100k11.56Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 10.62 per 100k10.62Saint LuciaSaint Lucia: 9.92 per 100k9.92DominicaDominica: 9.03 per 100k9.03HaitiHaiti: 8.73 per 100k8.73BotswanaBotswana: 8.32 per 100k8.32JamaicaJamaica: 8.22 per 100k8.22Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis: 8.21 per 100k8.21British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islands: 8.12 per 100k8.12Saint Vincent and the G…Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 8.06 per 100k8.06HondurasHonduras: 7.66 per 100k7.66Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago: 7.21 per 100k7.21San MarinoSan Marino: 7.03 per 100k7.03GuatemalaGuatemala: 6.76 per 100k6.76EcuadorEcuador: 6.66 per 100k6.66NigeriaNigeria: 6.53 per 100k6.53NamibiaNamibia: 6.18 per 100k6.18Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands: 6 per 100k6MexicoMexico: 5.6 per 100k5.6
Homicides of women per 100,000 — 2000–2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 ZA South Africa 12.2 2022 151
2 GY Guyana 11.56 2023 150
3 CF Central African Republic 10.62 2016 149
4 LC Saint Lucia 9.92 2023 148
5 DM Dominica 9.03 2023 147
6 HT Haiti 8.73 2023 146
7 BW Botswana 8.32 2021 145
8 JM Jamaica 8.22 2023 144
9 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.21 2023 143
10 VG British Virgin Islands 8.12 2006 142
11 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.06 2023 141
12 HN Honduras 7.66 2023 140
13 TT Trinidad and Tobago 7.21 2020 139
14 SM San Marino 7.03 2002 138
15 GT Guatemala 6.76 2023 137
16 EC Ecuador 6.66 2023 136
17 NG Nigeria 6.53 2023 135
18 NA Namibia 6.18 2021 134
19 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 6 2013 133
20 MX Mexico 5.6 2023 132
21 VE Venezuela 5.12 2017 131
22 LI Liechtenstein 5.08 2021 130
23 SC Seychelles 5.06 2014 129
24 BS Bahamas 4.82 2022 128
25 BZ Belize 4.5 2022 127
26 PE Peru 3.99 2021 126
27 AS American Samoa 3.98 2018 125
28 BR Brazil 3.92 2023 124
29 KY Cayman Islands 3.75 2009 123
30 VI United States Virgin Islands 3.68 2012 122
31 CW Curaçao 3.61 2007 121
32 CV Cabo Verde 3.56 2020 120
33 CO Colombia 3.44 2023 119
34 UY Uruguay 3.21 2023 118
35 NI Nicaragua 3.2 2021 117
36 IQ Iraq 3.06 2013 116
37 BM Bermuda 3.04 2021 115
38 UG Uganda 3 2023 114
39 LV Latvia 2.87 2023 113
40 RU Russia 2.78 2023 112
41 CR Costa Rica 2.75 2023 111
42 KE Kenya 2.66 2022 110
43 US United States 2.55 2023 109
44 BO Bolivia 2.54 2023 108
45 AD Andorra 2.51 2008 107
46 MV Maldives 2.5 2017 106
47 PR Puerto Rico 2.39 2023 105
48 IN India 2.37 2022 104
49 ZW Zimbabwe 2.37 2022 103
50 FJ Fiji 2.36 2023 102
51 DO Dominican Republic 2.35 2023 101
52 CM Cameroon 2.29 2020 100
53 SR Suriname 2.23 2023 99
54 BI Burundi 2.17 2016 98
55 LK Sri Lanka 2.15 2019 97
56 SV El Salvador 2.15 2022 96
57 PY Paraguay 2.08 2023 95
58 AG Antigua and Barbuda 2.04 2023 94
59 TN Tunisia 1.9 2020 93
60 UA Ukraine 1.9 2017 92
61 AW Aruba 1.86 2013 91
62 CU Cuba 1.86 2019 90
63 TO Tonga 1.84 2019 89
64 FM Micronesia 1.81 2019 88
65 MN Mongolia 1.8 2023 87
66 LT Lithuania 1.79 2023 86
67 BY Belarus 1.73 2019 85
68 TZ Tanzania 1.73 2020 84
69 GD Grenada 1.71 2023 83
70 PA Panama 1.7 2023 82
71 TR Türkiye 1.68 2023 81
72 AR Argentina 1.58 2023 80
73 MU Mauritius 1.57 2022 79
74 LU Luxembourg 1.54 2022 78
75 KZ Kazakhstan 1.41 2022 77
76 BT Bhutan 1.4 2020 76
77 CL Chile 1.4 2023 75
78 AZ Azerbaijan 1.39 2023 74
79 BN Brunei Darussalam 1.33 2000 73
80 AF Afghanistan 1.27 2019 72
81 MD Moldova 1.27 2023 71
82 GE Georgia 1.18 2020 70
83 PH Philippines 1.17 2023 69
84 TH Thailand 1.13 2014 68
85 NZ New Zealand 1.12 2022 67
86 UZ Uzbekistan 1.05 2021 66
87 KW Kuwait 1.05 2020 65
88 CA Canada 1.04 2023 64
89 LB Lebanon 0.99 2020 63
90 QA Qatar 0.98 2022 62
91 WS Samoa 0.97 2018 61
92 AT Austria 0.97 2023 60
93 GH Ghana 0.97 2022 59
94 MK North Macedonia 0.96 2023 58
95 MM Myanmar 0.91 2023 57
96 BG Bulgaria 0.88 2023 56
97 DE Germany 0.87 2023 55
98 AL Albania 0.84 2023 54
99 EE Estonia 0.84 2023 53
100 CZ Czechia 0.82 2023 52
101 FI Finland 0.81 2023 51
102 MT Malta 0.78 2023 50
103 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.78 2023 49
104 FR France 0.76 2023 48
105 SK Slovakia 0.74 2023 47
106 JO Jordan 0.72 2023 46
107 AM Armenia 0.7 2023 45
108 GB United Kingdom 0.7 2021 44
109 BB Barbados 0.68 2023 43
110 VU Vanuatu 0.68 2020 42
111 NO Norway 0.66 2023 41
112 RS Serbia 0.65 2023 40
113 SE Sweden 0.63 2023 39
114 CH Switzerland 0.63 2023 38
115 HU Hungary 0.62 2023 37
116 PL Poland 0.61 2023 36
117 DK Denmark 0.57 2023 35
118 IR Iran 0.56 2014 34
119 KG Kyrgyzstan 0.55 2020 33
120 EG Egypt 0.54 2021 32
121 RO Romania 0.54 2023 31
122 AU Australia 0.53 2023 30
123 IS Iceland 0.53 2023 29
124 MO Macao 0.52 2023 28
125 MA Morocco 0.49 2023 27
126 IL Israel 0.48 2022 26
127 DZ Algeria 0.46 2023 25
128 KR South Korea 0.46 2023 24
129 ES Spain 0.46 2023 23
130 NL Netherlands 0.45 2023 22
131 HR Croatia 0.45 2023 21
132 PT Portugal 0.44 2022 20
133 IE Ireland 0.42 2023 19
134 TM Turkmenistan 0.41 2015 18
135 IT Italy 0.39 2023 17
136 BH Bahrain 0.34 2022 16
137 GR Greece 0.34 2023 15
138 XK Kosovo 0.34 2021 14
139 HK Hong Kong 0.32 2023 13
140 ME Montenegro 0.3 2023 12
141 AE United Arab Emirates 0.3 2022 11
142 SA Saudi Arabia 0.3 2017 10
143 SI Slovenia 0.28 2023 9
144 PS Palestine 0.26 2022 8
145 JP Japan 0.23 2023 7
146 TJ Tajikistan 0.2 2020 6
147 BE Belgium 0.19 2021 5
148 ID Indonesia 0.15 2022 4
149 CY Cyprus 0.15 2023 3
150 OM Oman 0.1 2023 2
151 SG Singapore 0.07 2023 1
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Maximum 12.2 per 100k
Median 1.4 per 100k
Minimum 0.07 per 100k
World 2.1 per 100k

About the indicator

The number of female victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 of the female population. UNODC data through the World Bank database. The spread across countries on this indicator is noticeably smaller than on the male one: homicides of women depend less on the level of street crime and therefore change less sharply from country to country.

Important: The denominator is the female population, not the whole of it. The male and female rates cannot be added into an overall one: their denominators differ.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
per 100,000 women
Observation period
1990–2023
License
UN data: free to use with attribution
Dataset
UNODC Data Portal

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