Homicides of men per 100,000 — all countries

Homicides of men per 100,000 — United States

Homicides of men per 100,000 in the United States in 2023 — 8.94 per 100k. Ranked 53 in the world out of 82. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 39.1%.

2023 8.94 per 100k −12.12% vs 2022
World rank 53of 82
Period maximum 15.27 per 100k1991
Period minimum 6.79 per 100k2014

Trend over time

1990–2023 · per 100,000 men

Homicides of men per 100,000 — United States, 1990–202357.51012.51517.51990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 14.69 per 100k1991: 15.27 per 100k1992: 14.5 per 100k1993: 14.65 per 100k1994: 13.98 per 100k1995: 12.51 per 100k1996: 11.31 per 100k1997: 10.39 per 100k1998: 9.38 per 100k1999: 8.49 per 100k2000: 8.5 per 100k2001: 10.31 per 100k2002: 8.73 per 100k2003: 8.9 per 100k2004: 8.64 per 100k2005: 8.95 per 100k2006: 9.18 per 100k2007: 8.94 per 100k2008: 8.47 per 100k2009: 7.73 per 100k2010: 7.35 per 100k2011: 7.27 per 100k2012: 7.29 per 100k2013: 6.96 per 100k2014: 6.79 per 100k2015: 7.68 per 100k2016: 8.29 per 100k2017: 8.15 per 100k2018: 7.53 per 100k2019: 7.7 per 100k2020: 10.09 per 100k2021: 10.51 per 100k2022: 10.18 per 100k2023: 8.94 per 100k
Change over the period: −5.75 (−39.11%) Average annual rate: -1.49 %

Comparison, 2023

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

United States 8.94 per 100k
World 8.3 per 100k
North America 8.3 per 100k
Northern America computed 8.31 per 100k
Homicides of men per 100,000 — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 8.94 −1.23 −12.12%
2022 10.18 −0.34 −3.2%
2021 10.51 +0.43 +4.22%
2020 10.09 +2.39 +30.97%
2019 7.7 +0.17 +2.27%
2018 7.53 −0.62 −7.63%
2017 8.15 −0.14 −1.69%
2016 8.29 +0.62 +8.03%
2015 7.68 +0.89 +13.13%
2014 6.79 −0.18 −2.53%
2013 6.96 −0.33 −4.51%
2012 7.29 +0.02 +0.29%
2011 7.27 −0.08 −1.14%
2010 7.35 −0.37 −4.82%
2009 7.73 −0.74 −8.79%
2008 8.47 −0.47 −5.25%
2007 8.94 −0.23 −2.55%
2006 9.18 +0.22 +2.51%
2005 8.95 +0.31 +3.56%
2004 8.64 −0.25 −2.86%
2003 8.9 +0.16 +1.88%
2002 8.73 −1.58 −15.32%
2001 10.31 +1.82 +21.4%
2000 8.5 +0.01 +0.12%
1999 8.49 −0.89 −9.53%
1998 9.38 −1.01 −9.69%
1997 10.39 −0.92 −8.18%
1996 11.31 −1.2 −9.59%
1995 12.51 −1.47 −10.51%
1994 13.98 −0.67 −4.55%
1993 14.65 +0.15 +1.01%
1992 14.5 −0.78 −5.08%
1991 15.27 +0.58 +3.98%
1990 14.69

Northern America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.