demographic2024

Homicide rate per 100,000 population of female victims

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data157 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
2.4homicides per 100,000 population
Median: 1.2homicides per 100,000 population
Countries Covered
157
with available data
Highest
Montserrat
43.1homicides per 100,000 population
Lowest
Bermuda
0.0homicides per 100,000 population
Top 5 Countries
1Montserrat43.1homicides per 100,000 population
2South Africa12.2homicides per 100,000 population
3Guyana11.6homicides per 100,000 population
4Saint Lucia9.9homicides per 100,000 population
5Dominica9.0homicides per 100,000 population
By Region
North America4.0homicides per 100,000 population(4 countries)
South America3.5homicides per 100,000 population(7 countries)
Africa3.4homicides per 100,000 population(7 countries)
Other3.1homicides per 100,000 population(86 countries)
Asia1.0homicides per 100,000 population(19 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0homicides per 100,000 population)High (43.1homicides per 100,000 population)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.4homicides per 100,000 population)

North America (4)
South America (7)
Africa (7)
Other (86)
Asia (19)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Montserrat43.1homicides per 100,000 population
2South Africa12.2homicides per 100,000 population
3Guyana11.6homicides per 100,000 population
4Saint Lucia9.9homicides per 100,000 population
5Dominica9.0homicides per 100,000 population
6Haiti8.7homicides per 100,000 population
7Botswana8.3homicides per 100,000 population
8Jamaica8.2homicides per 100,000 population
9Saint Kitts and Nevis8.2homicides per 100,000 population
10Virgin Islands, British8.1homicides per 100,000 population
11Saint Vincent and the Grenadines8.1homicides per 100,000 population
12Honduras7.7homicides per 100,000 population
13Trinidad and Tobago7.2homicides per 100,000 population
14Guatemala6.8homicides per 100,000 population
15Ecuador6.7homicides per 100,000 population
16Nigeria6.5homicides per 100,000 population
17Namibia6.2homicides per 100,000 population
18Mexico5.6homicides per 100,000 population
19Venezuela5.1homicides per 100,000 population
20Liechtenstein5.1homicides per 100,000 population
21Seychelles5.1homicides per 100,000 population
22Bahamas4.8homicides per 100,000 population
23French Guiana4.7homicides per 100,000 population
24Belize4.5homicides per 100,000 population
25Peru4.0homicides per 100,000 population
26Brazil3.9homicides per 100,000 population
27Virgin Islands, U.S.3.7homicides per 100,000 population
28Curaçao3.6homicides per 100,000 population
29Cape Verde3.6homicides per 100,000 population
30Colombia3.4homicides per 100,000 population
31Uruguay3.2homicides per 100,000 population
32Nicaragua3.2homicides per 100,000 population
33Iraq3.1homicides per 100,000 population
34Uganda3.0homicides per 100,000 population
35Latvia2.9homicides per 100,000 population
36Costa Rica2.7homicides per 100,000 population
37Kenya2.7homicides per 100,000 population
38Mongolia2.6homicides per 100,000 population
39Russian Federation2.6homicides per 100,000 population
40United States of America2.6homicides per 100,000 population
41Bolivia2.5homicides per 100,000 population
42Guadeloupe2.5homicides per 100,000 population
43Puerto Rico2.4homicides per 100,000 population
44India2.4homicides per 100,000 population
45Zimbabwe2.4homicides per 100,000 population
46Fiji2.4homicides per 100,000 population
47Dominican Republic2.4homicides per 100,000 population
48Cameroon2.3homicides per 100,000 population
49Suriname2.2homicides per 100,000 population
50Burundi2.2homicides per 100,000 population
51Sri Lanka2.2homicides per 100,000 population
52El Salvador2.2homicides per 100,000 population
53Paraguay2.1homicides per 100,000 population
54Antigua and Barbuda2.0homicides per 100,000 population
55Tunisia1.9homicides per 100,000 population
56Ukraine1.9homicides per 100,000 population
57Cuba1.9homicides per 100,000 population
58Tonga1.8homicides per 100,000 population
59Micronesia, Federated States of1.8homicides per 100,000 population
60Lithuania1.8homicides per 100,000 population
61Belarus1.7homicides per 100,000 population
62United Republic of Tanzania1.7homicides per 100,000 population
63Grenada1.7homicides per 100,000 population
64Panama1.7homicides per 100,000 population
65Türkiye1.7homicides per 100,000 population
66Argentina1.6homicides per 100,000 population
67Mauritius1.6homicides per 100,000 population
68Luxembourg1.5homicides per 100,000 population
69Kazakhstan1.4homicides per 100,000 population
70Martinique1.4homicides per 100,000 population
71Bhutan1.4homicides per 100,000 population
72Chile1.4homicides per 100,000 population
73Reunion1.3homicides per 100,000 population
74Brunei Darussalam1.3homicides per 100,000 population
75Afghanistan1.3homicides per 100,000 population
76Moldova, Republic of1.3homicides per 100,000 population
77Azerbaijan1.2homicides per 100,000 population
78Georgia1.2homicides per 100,000 population
79Philippines1.2homicides per 100,000 population
80Thailand1.1homicides per 100,000 population
81New Zealand1.1homicides per 100,000 population
82Uzbekistan1.1homicides per 100,000 population
83Kuwait1.0homicides per 100,000 population
84Canada1.0homicides per 100,000 population
85Lebanon1.0homicides per 100,000 population
86Qatar1.0homicides per 100,000 population
87Samoa1.0homicides per 100,000 population
88Austria1.0homicides per 100,000 population
89Ghana1.0homicides per 100,000 population
90The Republic of North Macedonia1.0homicides per 100,000 population
91Myanmar0.9homicides per 100,000 population
92Bulgaria0.9homicides per 100,000 population
93Germany0.9homicides per 100,000 population
94Estonia0.8homicides per 100,000 population
95Czech Republic0.8homicides per 100,000 population
96Finland0.8homicides per 100,000 population
97Malta0.8homicides per 100,000 population
98Bosnia and Herzegovina0.8homicides per 100,000 population
99Slovakia0.7homicides per 100,000 population
100Cyprus0.7homicides per 100,000 population
101France0.7homicides per 100,000 population
102Jordan0.7homicides per 100,000 population
103Armenia0.7homicides per 100,000 population
104Barbados0.7homicides per 100,000 population
105Vanuatu0.7homicides per 100,000 population
106Romania0.7homicides per 100,000 population
107Norway0.7homicides per 100,000 population
108Serbia0.6homicides per 100,000 population
109Albania0.6homicides per 100,000 population
110Sweden0.6homicides per 100,000 population
111Switzerland0.6homicides per 100,000 population
112Hungary0.6homicides per 100,000 population
113Poland0.6homicides per 100,000 population
114Denmark0.6homicides per 100,000 population
115Islamic Republic of Iran0.6homicides per 100,000 population
116Egypt0.5homicides per 100,000 population
117Australia0.5homicides per 100,000 population
118Iceland0.5homicides per 100,000 population
119Macao0.5homicides per 100,000 population
120Israel0.5homicides per 100,000 population
121Morocco0.5homicides per 100,000 population
122Algeria0.5homicides per 100,000 population
123South Korea0.5homicides per 100,000 population
124Spain0.5homicides per 100,000 population
125Netherlands0.5homicides per 100,000 population
126Croatia0.4homicides per 100,000 population
127Portugal0.4homicides per 100,000 population
128Ireland0.4homicides per 100,000 population
129Turkmenistan0.4homicides per 100,000 population
130Italy0.4homicides per 100,000 population
131Bahrain0.3homicides per 100,000 population
132Greece0.3homicides per 100,000 population
133Hong Kong0.3homicides per 100,000 population
134United Kingdom0.3homicides per 100,000 population
135Montenegro0.3homicides per 100,000 population
136United Arab Emirates0.3homicides per 100,000 population
137Slovenia0.3homicides per 100,000 population
138State of Palestine0.3homicides per 100,000 population
139Japan0.2homicides per 100,000 population
140Tajikistan0.2homicides per 100,000 population
141Belgium0.2homicides per 100,000 population
142Indonesia0.2homicides per 100,000 population
143Oman0.1homicides per 100,000 population
144Singapore0.1homicides per 100,000 population
145Cayman Islands0.0homicides per 100,000 population
146Gibraltar0.0homicides per 100,000 population
147Holy See (Vatican City State)0.0homicides per 100,000 population
148Monaco0.0homicides per 100,000 population
149Aruba0.0homicides per 100,000 population
150Anguilla0.0homicides per 100,000 population
151Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.0homicides per 100,000 population
152San Marino0.0homicides per 100,000 population
153Sao Tome and Principe0.0homicides per 100,000 population
154Turks and Caicos Islands0.0homicides per 100,000 population
155American Samoa0.0homicides per 100,000 population
156Andorra0.0homicides per 100,000 population
157Bermuda0.0homicides per 100,000 population
Showing 157 of 157 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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