Homicides of men per 100,000 — all countries

Homicides of men per 100,000 — South America

Homicides of men per 100,000 in South America in 2023 — 32.64 per 100k. Since 2007, the indicator has fallen by 35.8%.

2023 32.64 per 100k +2.49% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 51.04 per 100k2008
Period minimum 29.53 per 100k2020

Trend over time

2007–2023 · per 100,000 men

Homicides of men per 100,000 — South America, 2007–202320304050602007200920112013201520172019202120232007: 50.81 per 100k2008: 51.04 per 100k2011: 47.54 per 100k2012: 50.57 per 100k2013: 44.8 per 100k2015: 42.69 per 100k2016: 48.49 per 100k2017: 43.66 per 100k2018: 35.59 per 100k2019: 29.64 per 100k2020: 29.53 per 100k2021: 29.54 per 100k2022: 31.85 per 100k2023: 32.64 per 100k
Change over the period: −18.16 (−35.75%) Average annual rate: -2.73 %

Comparison, 2023

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

South America 32.64 per 100k
World 8.3 per 100k
Homicides of men per 100,000 — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 32.64 +0.79 +2.49%
2022 31.85 +2.31 +7.83%
2021 29.54 +0.01 +0.02%
2020 29.53 −0.11 −0.38%
2019 29.64 −5.94 −16.7%
2018 35.59 −8.07 −18.49%
2017 43.66 −4.83 −9.97%
2016 48.49 +5.8 +13.58%
2015 42.69
2013 44.8 −5.77 −11.41%
2012 50.57 +3.03 +6.37%
2011 47.54
2008 51.04 +0.24 +0.47%
2007 50.81

About the indicator

The number of male victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 of the male population. UNODC data published through the World Bank database. The rate, unlike the absolute count, makes it possible to compare countries of different size: it is the rate that reveals how far the risk of being killed differs across countries — by tens of times.

Important: The denominator is the male population, not the whole of it. Male and female rates therefore do not add up to the overall one: they are computed from different denominators.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.