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Intentional homicides

The number of intentional homicides per 100,000 people.

Unit: per 100,000 people Period: 1990–2023 Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank)
Source: World Bank · About the indicator
Average: 7.67 per 100k Countries: 196

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1994 to 2023.

Intentional homicides, 1994–2023

Top-20 · per 100,000 people

Intentional homicides, 1994–2023020406080Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands: 76.34 per 100k76.34Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis: 64.16 per 100k64.16Saint Vincent and the G…Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 51.32 per 100k51.32United States Virgin Is…United States Virgin Islands: 49.86 per 100k49.86JamaicaJamaica: 49.44 per 100k49.44EcuadorEcuador: 45.72 per 100k45.72South AfricaSouth Africa: 43.72 per 100k43.72HaitiHaiti: 41.15 per 100k41.15Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago: 40.44 per 100k40.44Saint LuciaSaint Lucia: 39.04 per 100k39.04LesothoLesotho: 38.24 per 100k38.24BahamasBahamas: 32.2 per 100k32.2HondurasHonduras: 31.44 per 100k31.44BelizeBelize: 28.06 per 100k28.06DominicaDominica: 27.06 per 100k27.06Saint MartinSaint Martin: 26.9 per 100k26.9American SamoaAmerican Samoa: 25.54 per 100k25.54ColombiaColombia: 24.91 per 100k24.91MexicoMexico: 24.86 per 100k24.86GuatemalaGuatemala: 23.37 per 100k23.37
Intentional homicides — 1994–2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 76.34 2022 196
2 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 64.16 2023 195
3 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 51.32 2023 194
4 VI United States Virgin Islands 49.86 2012 193
5 JM Jamaica 49.44 2023 192
6 EC Ecuador 45.72 2023 191
7 ZA South Africa 43.72 2022 190
8 HT Haiti 41.15 2023 189
9 TT Trinidad and Tobago 40.44 2022 188
10 LC Saint Lucia 39.04 2023 187
11 LS Lesotho 38.24 2008 186
12 BS Bahamas 32.2 2022 185
13 HN Honduras 31.44 2023 184
14 BZ Belize 28.06 2022 183
15 DM Dominica 27.06 2023 182
16 MF Saint Martin 26.9 2016 181
17 AS American Samoa 25.54 2018 180
18 CO Colombia 24.91 2023 179
19 MX Mexico 24.86 2023 178
20 GT Guatemala 23.37 2023 177
21 CF Central African Republic 20.12 2016 176
22 BR Brazil 19.28 2023 175
23 GY Guyana 19.12 2023 174
24 TV Tuvalu 18.29 2012 173
25 CR Costa Rica 17.75 2023 172
26 CW Curaçao 16.92 2007 171
27 NG Nigeria 15.75 2023 170
28 ER Eritrea 15.61 2012 169
29 PR Puerto Rico 14.59 2023 168
30 SS South Sudan 13.98 2012 167
31 GD Grenada 13.67 2023 166
32 VE Venezuela 12.65 2022 165
33 SZ Eswatini 12.51 2021 164
34 PA Panama 11.71 2023 163
35 BW Botswana 11.37 2021 162
36 NI Nicaragua 11.35 2021 161
37 UY Uruguay 11.25 2023 160
38 PW Palau 11.23 2018 159
39 NA Namibia 11.21 2021 158
40 DO Dominican Republic 10.92 2023 157
41 AG Antigua and Barbuda 10.72 2023 156
42 IQ Iraq 9.46 2013 155
43 PG Papua New Guinea 9.34 2010 154
44 UG Uganda 8.97 2023 153
45 PE Peru 8.6 2021 152
46 ET Ethiopia 8.51 2012 151
47 VG British Virgin Islands 8.17 2006 150
48 SC Seychelles 7.97 2022 149
49 SV El Salvador 7.9 2022 148
50 BB Barbados 7.44 2023 147
51 KI Kiribati 7.12 2012 146
52 CV Cabo Verde 6.99 2020 145
53 PY Paraguay 6.78 2023 144
54 RU Russia 6.77 2021 143
55 CM Cameroon 6.76 2022 142
56 ZW Zimbabwe 6.76 2022 141
57 SR Suriname 6.52 2023 140
58 CL Chile 6.35 2023 139
59 WS Samoa 6.26 2018 138
60 BM Bermuda 6.18 2023 137
61 MN Mongolia 5.92 2023 136
62 YE Yemen 5.81 2013 135
63 US United States 5.76 2023 134
64 BI Burundi 5.65 2016 133
65 GL Greenland 5.35 2016 132
66 ZM Zambia 5.2 2015 131
67 SD Sudan 5.15 2008 130
68 LI Liechtenstein 5.12 2021 129
69 KE Kenya 4.87 2022 128
70 TH Thailand 4.79 2011 127
71 TN Tunisia 4.69 2020 126
72 AR Argentina 4.49 2023 125
73 CU Cuba 4.46 2019 124
74 BO Bolivia 4.42 2023 123
75 NE Niger 4.42 2012 122
76 KY Cayman Islands 4.37 2020 121
77 PH Philippines 4.35 2023 120
78 PK Pakistan 4.33 2023 119
79 GU Guam 4.33 2019 118
80 MH Marshall Islands 4.19 1994 117
81 AO Angola 4.1 2016 116
82 TL Timor-Leste 4.07 2015 115
83 AF Afghanistan 4.03 2021 114
84 UA Ukraine 3.78 2021 113
85 TZ Tanzania 3.75 2020 112
86 SB Solomon Islands 3.73 2008 111
87 SM San Marino 3.64 2002 110
88 RW Rwanda 3.61 2020 109
89 MZ Mozambique 3.59 2011 108
90 LK Sri Lanka 3.31 2019 107
91 ST Sao Tome and Principe 3.23 2011 106
92 TR Türkiye 3.23 2023 105
93 GI Gibraltar 3.2 2010 104
94 NC New Caledonia 3.11 2009 103
95 LR Liberia 3.09 2012 102
96 MC Monaco 3.08 2001 101
97 IN India 2.82 2022 100
98 LT Lithuania 2.63 2023 99
99 AD Andorra 2.58 2020 98
100 MM Myanmar 2.58 2023 97
101 KZ Kazakhstan 2.55 2022 96
102 MD Moldova 2.54 2023 95
103 LV Latvia 2.5 2023 94
104 BT Bhutan 2.47 2020 93
105 BY Belarus 2.38 2019 92
106 IR Iran 2.38 2014 91
107 BD Bangladesh 2.34 2018 90
108 MU Mauritius 2.27 2022 89
109 LB Lebanon 2.24 2020 88
110 SL Sierra Leone 2.22 2020 87
111 AM Armenia 2.21 2023 86
112 AZ Azerbaijan 2.16 2023 85
113 NP Nepal 2.13 2020 84
114 SY Syria 2.06 2010 83
115 FJ Fiji 2.06 2023 82
116 GE Georgia 2.03 2019 81
117 CA Canada 1.98 2023 80
118 AW Aruba 1.93 2014 79
119 XK Kosovo 1.89 2021 78
120 GH Ghana 1.83 2022 77
121 KH Cambodia 1.82 2011 76
122 MW Malawi 1.78 2012 75
123 KG Kyrgyzstan 1.75 2020 74
124 MA Morocco 1.71 2023 73
125 IL Israel 1.63 2022 72
126 EE Estonia 1.54 2023 71
127 VN Vietnam 1.54 2011 70
128 LU Luxembourg 1.53 2022 69
129 MK North Macedonia 1.53 2023 68
130 NZ New Zealand 1.46 2022 67
131 UZ Uzbekistan 1.4 2021 66
132 AL Albania 1.39 2023 65
133 FR France 1.34 2023 64
134 RS Serbia 1.31 2023 63
135 EG Egypt 1.31 2017 62
136 IS Iceland 1.29 2023 61
137 BF Burkina Faso 1.25 2017 60
138 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.22 2023 59
139 IM Isle of Man 1.2 2015 58
140 DZ Algeria 1.16 2023 57
141 SE Sweden 1.15 2023 56
142 BJ Benin 1.13 2017 55
143 SK Slovakia 1.12 2023 54
144 GW Guinea-Bissau 1.12 2017 53
145 GB United Kingdom 1.12 2021 52
146 RO Romania 1.11 2023 51
147 BG Bulgaria 1.09 2023 50
148 BE Belgium 1.08 2021 49
149 TM Turkmenistan 1.01 2015 48
150 MR Mauritania 1 2020 47
151 JO Jordan 0.99 2023 46
152 FI Finland 0.98 2023 45
153 TO Tonga 0.95 2019 44
154 SA Saudi Arabia 0.94 2019 43
155 DE Germany 0.91 2023 42
156 FM Micronesia 0.91 2019 41
157 TJ Tajikistan 0.89 2020 40
158 AT Austria 0.88 2023 39
159 AU Australia 0.85 2023 38
160 DK Denmark 0.84 2023 37
161 GR Greece 0.84 2023 36
162 CY Cyprus 0.82 2023 35
163 PL Poland 0.8 2023 34
164 ME Montenegro 0.79 2023 33
165 CZ Czechia 0.77 2023 32
166 MY Malaysia 0.73 2023 31
167 NO Norway 0.72 2023 30
168 HU Hungary 0.72 2023 29
169 PT Portugal 0.72 2022 28
170 AE United Arab Emirates 0.69 2022 27
171 NL Netherlands 0.69 2023 26
172 ES Spain 0.69 2023 25
173 HR Croatia 0.67 2023 24
174 IE Ireland 0.65 2023 23
175 PS Palestine 0.62 2022 22
176 MV Maldives 0.62 2019 21
177 CH Switzerland 0.6 2023 20
178 IT Italy 0.57 2023 19
179 SI Slovenia 0.57 2023 18
180 MT Malta 0.56 2023 17
181 MO Macao 0.56 2023 16
182 CN China 0.5 2020 15
183 BN Brunei Darussalam 0.49 2013 14
184 KR South Korea 0.48 2023 13
185 HK Hong Kong 0.38 2023 12
186 PF French Polynesia 0.37 2009 11
187 VU Vanuatu 0.33 2020 10
188 ID Indonesia 0.3 2022 9
189 SN Senegal 0.27 2015 8
190 KW Kuwait 0.25 2020 7
191 JP Japan 0.23 2023 6
192 BH Bahrain 0.2 2022 5
193 OM Oman 0.14 2023 4
194 QA Qatar 0.07 2022 3
195 SG Singapore 0.07 2023 2
196 JE Channel Islands 0 2010 1
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Maximum 76.34 per 100k
Median 2.61 per 100k
Minimum 0 per 100k
World 5.2 per 100k

About the indicator

The number of intentional homicides per 100,000 people, from UNODC. It is considered the most comparable indicator of violent crime across countries: unlike statistics on theft or fraud, it depends little on the willingness of citizens to go to the police — most homicides are recorded in medical data as well.

Updates
quarterly
Unit of measurement
per 100,000 people
Observation period
1990–2023
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
World Development Indicators

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