Intentional homicides in upper-middle-income countries in 2022 — 12.78 per 100k. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 19.9%.
2000–2022 · per 100,000 people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Upper-middle-income countries
| Year | per 100k | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12.78 | −3.9 | −23.39% |
| 2021 | 16.69 | +10.48 | +168.78% |
| 2020 | 6.21 | −0.1 | −1.51% |
| 2019 | 6.3 | −0.61 | −8.82% |
| 2018 | 6.91 | −0.25 | −3.46% |
| 2017 | 7.16 | +0.58 | +8.86% |
| 2016 | 6.58 | +0.33 | +5.29% |
| 2015 | 6.25 | −0.52 | −7.67% |
| 2014 | 6.77 | −0.23 | −3.22% |
| 2013 | 6.99 | −0.11 | −1.53% |
| 2012 | 7.1 | +0.14 | +2.05% |
| 2011 | 6.96 | −0.12 | −1.74% |
| 2010 | 7.08 | −0.06 | −0.79% |
| 2009 | 7.14 | +0.21 | +3.06% |
| 2008 | 6.93 | +0.38 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 6.55 | −0.28 | −4.03% |
| 2006 | 6.82 | — | — |
| 2004 | 6.69 | −0.5 | −6.91% |
| 2003 | 7.18 | −1.21 | −14.43% |
| 2002 | 8.39 | −12.68 | −60.17% |
| 2001 | 21.07 | +5.1 | +31.94% |
| 2000 | 15.97 | — | — |
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.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
An age-standardized rate per 100,000 people.
Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)The share of GDP a country spends on defense.
Crime Number of intentional homicidesHow many people become victims of intentional homicide in a year — in absolute numbers, from UNODC.
Crime Homicides: male victimsHow many men are killed by intentional homicide in a year. In most countries this is four victims out of five.
Crime Homicides: female victimsHow many women are killed by intentional homicide in a year — an indicator customarily viewed apart from the total.