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social2023

Total number of deaths from interpersonal violence

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
2,133.0deaths
Median: 271.0deaths
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Brazil
52,229.2deaths
Lowest
Tokelau
0.0deaths
Top 5 Countries
1Brazil52,229.2deaths
2India44,288.4deaths
3Mexico36,444.6deaths
4United States of America24,528.0deaths
5South Africa23,066.3deaths
By Region
North America16,221.5deaths(4 countries)
South America11,124.7deaths(7 countries)
Africa7,436.0deaths(9 countries)
Asia3,668.1deaths(26 countries)
Other989.3deaths(124 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0deaths)High (52,229.2deaths)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 2,133.0deaths)

North America (4)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
Other (124)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)

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 2023; 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 ↕
1Brazil52,229.2deaths
2India44,288.4deaths
3Mexico36,444.6deaths
4United States of America24,528.0deaths
5South Africa23,066.3deaths
6Nigeria18,187.6deaths
7Russian Federation16,759.9deaths
8Colombia15,959.0deaths
9Ethiopia11,634.2deaths
10Venezuela11,582.9deaths
11Philippines9,326.9deaths
12Kenya7,698.5deaths
13People's Republic of China6,998.8deaths
14Haiti6,678.8deaths
15Iraq6,418.1deaths
16Pakistan6,079.0deaths
17Uganda5,329.8deaths
18Democratic Republic of the Congo5,225.7deaths
19Somalia4,659.0deaths
20Ecuador4,385.9deaths
21United Republic of Tanzania4,261.4deaths
22Bangladesh3,897.3deaths
23Thailand3,586.4deaths
24Malawi3,540.4deaths
25Indonesia3,518.6deaths
26El Salvador3,481.9deaths
27Guatemala3,372.8deaths
28Cote d'Ivoire3,341.0deaths
29Zambia3,231.5deaths
30Honduras3,011.0deaths
31Niger2,919.1deaths
32Ukraine2,894.0deaths
33Zimbabwe2,890.8deaths
34South Sudan2,856.8deaths
35Ghana2,718.4deaths
36Mozambique2,519.0deaths
37Argentina2,453.1deaths
38Islamic Republic of Iran2,365.8deaths
39Cameroon2,300.6deaths
40Afghanistan2,269.7deaths
41Mali2,215.9deaths
42Burkina Faso2,068.3deaths
43Chad1,911.1deaths
44Peru1,871.8deaths
45Eritrea1,868.8deaths
46Angola1,757.5deaths
47Dominican Republic1,703.9deaths
48Vietnam1,617.3deaths
49Türkiye1,607.4deaths
50Guinea1,214.1deaths
51Egypt1,073.7deaths
52Benin1,066.3deaths
53Namibia1,065.0deaths
54Myanmar1,053.8deaths
55Kazakhstan1,024.5deaths
56Madagascar950.0deaths
57Jamaica942.6deaths
58Lesotho903.8deaths
59Paraguay902.2deaths
60Sierra Leone893.7deaths
61Syrian Arab Republic879.2deaths
62Central African Republic801.1deaths
63Bolivia776.6deaths
64Rwanda766.6deaths
65Cuba765.1deaths
66North Korea733.0deaths
67Togo694.9deaths
68Chile689.6deaths
69Yemen672.6deaths
70Panama668.3deaths
71France648.2deaths
72Costa Rica644.2deaths
73Papua New Guinea615.5deaths
74Japan597.3deaths
75Nicaragua584.8deaths
76Uzbekistan570.0deaths
77Puerto Rico562.7deaths
78Malaysia547.3deaths
79Canada540.7deaths
80Nepal526.8deaths
81Sudan521.5deaths
82Eswatini519.4deaths
83South Korea501.7deaths
84Algeria498.5deaths
85Cambodia475.2deaths
86Lao People's Democratic Republic470.4deaths
87Poland417.5deaths
88Sri Lanka384.5deaths
89Saudi Arabia383.3deaths
90Republic of the Congo362.1deaths
91Trinidad and Tobago361.2deaths
92Belarus350.1deaths
93Liberia328.3deaths
94Azerbaijan312.0deaths
95Senegal306.9deaths
96Germany304.8deaths
97Jordan293.3deaths
98Morocco289.4deaths
99Romania287.8deaths
100Uruguay284.1deaths
101Guinea-Bissau279.8deaths
102Italy276.1deaths
103Mauritania266.0deaths
104Spain254.6deaths
105United Kingdom250.3deaths
106Australia248.1deaths
107Burundi247.9deaths
108Botswana245.2deaths
109Taiwan, Province of China215.0deaths
110Tajikistan199.7deaths
111Mongolia196.2deaths
112Turkmenistan186.9deaths
113Djibouti184.7deaths
114State of Palestine179.1deaths
115Libya174.7deaths
116Israel169.2deaths
117Moldova, Republic of161.2deaths
118Serbia154.0deaths
119Bahamas151.5deaths
120Kyrgyzstan141.4deaths
121Portugal134.9deaths
122Tunisia132.3deaths
123Bulgaria126.2deaths
124Guyana123.0deaths
125Belgium121.5deaths
126Hungary120.7deaths
127Netherlands120.0deaths
128Belize104.6deaths
129Lithuania103.3deaths
130New Zealand102.0deaths
131Latvia98.7deaths
132Sweden98.2deaths
133Czech Republic93.7deaths
134Slovakia88.1deaths
135Greece86.2deaths
136Albania83.3deaths
137Georgia80.9deaths
138Equatorial Guinea80.2deaths
139Lebanon76.7deaths
140Gabon76.5deaths
141Armenia73.1deaths
142Comoros73.0deaths
143Finland71.8deaths
144Republic of The Gambia65.1deaths
145Suriname58.6deaths
146Cape Verde57.9deaths
147Austria57.5deaths
148United Arab Emirates55.2deaths
149Timor-Leste48.4deaths
150Estonia45.7deaths
151Croatia43.4deaths
152Bosnia and Herzegovina43.2deaths
153Kuwait41.4deaths
154Switzerland41.2deaths
155Barbados39.0deaths
156Virgin Islands, U.S.35.7deaths
157Denmark34.2deaths
158Saint Lucia33.8deaths
159Singapore31.6deaths
160Norway30.7deaths
161The Republic of North Macedonia28.5deaths
162Oman27.6deaths
163Fiji27.3deaths
164Solomon Islands26.2deaths
165Saint Vincent and the Grenadines23.6deaths
166Ireland22.1deaths
167Bahrain20.8deaths
168Cyprus15.4deaths
169Slovenia14.8deaths
170Montenegro14.8deaths
171Mauritius14.2deaths
172Sao Tome and Principe12.6deaths
173Qatar10.0deaths
174Samoa9.6deaths
175Guam9.3deaths
176Saint Kitts and Nevis8.6deaths
177Bhutan8.3deaths
178Dominica7.7deaths
179Micronesia, Federated States of7.7deaths
180Maldives7.3deaths
181Grenada5.6deaths
182Greenland5.0deaths
183Malta4.4deaths
184Brunei Darussalam4.3deaths
185Antigua and Barbuda3.6deaths
186Seychelles3.5deaths
187Luxembourg3.3deaths
188Northern Mariana Islands3.2deaths
189Bermuda2.3deaths
190American Samoa2.1deaths
191Iceland2.0deaths
192Marshall Islands1.9deaths
193Vanuatu1.6deaths
194Palau1.3deaths
195Tonga1.0deaths
196Nauru0.9deaths
197Tuvalu0.8deaths
198Kiribati0.8deaths
199Andorra0.5deaths
200Cook Islands0.2deaths
201Monaco0.1deaths
202Niue0.1deaths
203San Marino0.0deaths
204Tokelau0.0deaths
Showing 204 of 204 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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