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Homicides

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•199 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1,771.5homicides
Median: 113.0homicides
Countries Covered
199
with available data
Highest
Brazil
40,698.0homicides
Lowest
American Samoa
0.0homicides
Top 5 Countries
1Brazil40,698.0homicides
2India40,130.0homicides
3Nigeria35,884.0homicides
4Mexico32,252.0homicides
5South Africa27,272.0homicides
By Region
North America14,265.3homicides(4 countries)
South America9,783.1homicides(7 countries)
Africa8,698.4homicides(9 countries)
Asia3,222.2homicides(26 countries)
Other486.5homicides(119 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0homicides)High (40,698.0homicides)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,771.5homicides)

North America (4)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
Other (119)
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 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 ↕
1Brazil40,698.0homicides
2India40,130.0homicides
3Nigeria35,884.0homicides
4Mexico32,252.0homicides
5South Africa27,272.0homicides
6United States of America19,796.0homicides
7Colombia13,035.0homicides
8Russian Federation11,327.0homicides
9Pakistan10,729.0homicides
10Ecuador8,221.0homicides
11Ethiopia8,153.0homicides
12People's Republic of China7,157.0homicides
13Philippines4,995.0homicides
14Haiti4,789.0homicides
15Uganda4,366.0homicides
16Guatemala4,235.0homicides
17Bangladesh3,830.0homicides
18Venezuela3,568.0homicides
19Honduras3,347.0homicides
20Iraq3,339.0homicides
21Thailand3,307.0homicides
22Peru2,853.0homicides
23Türkiye2,817.0homicides
24Kenya2,643.0homicides
25United Republic of Tanzania2,286.0homicides
26Argentina2,046.0homicides
27Islamic Republic of Iran1,936.0homicides
28Cameroon1,868.0homicides
29Yemen1,703.0homicides
30Ukraine1,673.0homicides
31Afghanistan1,613.0homicides
32South Sudan1,504.0homicides
33Jamaica1,404.0homicides
34Myanmar1,394.0homicides
35Egypt1,360.0homicides
36Vietnam1,358.0homicides
37Chile1,248.0homicides
38Dominican Republic1,237.0homicides
39Angola1,196.0homicides
40Zimbabwe1,086.0homicides
41Costa Rica906.0homicides
42France897.0homicides
43Zambia853.0homicides
44Mozambique849.0homicides
45Indonesia847.0homicides
46Niger788.0homicides
47Canada778.0homicides
48Germany770.0homicides
49United Kingdom757.0homicides
50Nicaragua754.0homicides
51Lesotho752.0homicides
52Sri Lanka742.0homicides
53Papua New Guinea713.0homicides
54Burundi635.0homicides
55Morocco635.0homicides
56Nepal617.0homicides
57Ghana607.0homicides
58Trinidad and Tobago605.0homicides
59Tunisia562.0homicides
60Bolivia541.0homicides
61Algeria536.0homicides
62Panama522.0homicides
63Kazakhstan511.0homicides
64Cuba500.0homicides
65El Salvador496.0homicides
66Puerto Rico489.0homicides
67Uzbekistan479.0homicides
68Eritrea474.0homicides
69Rwanda472.0homicides
70Paraguay464.0homicides
71Syrian Arab Republic463.0homicides
72Uruguay381.0homicides
73Italy338.0homicides
74Spain331.0homicides
75Namibia315.0homicides
76Poland311.0homicides
77Japan285.0homicides
78Saudi Arabia285.0homicides
79Malawi279.0homicides
80Botswana273.0homicides
81Cambodia268.0homicides
82Malaysia258.0homicides
83South Korea247.0homicides
84Australia226.0homicides
85Belarus225.0homicides
86Romania213.0homicides
87Azerbaijan206.0homicides
88Mongolia196.0homicides
89Sierra Leone176.0homicides
90Guyana158.0homicides
91Eswatini151.0homicides
92Israel148.0homicides
93Liberia135.0homicides
94Lebanon128.0homicides
95Bahamas128.0homicides
96Netherlands125.0homicides
97Belgium125.0homicides
98Sweden121.0homicides
99Jordan113.0homicides
100Belize113.0homicides
101Serbia89.0homicides
102Tajikistan87.0homicides
103Greece86.0homicides
104Czech Republic83.0homicides
105Austria80.0homicides
106Moldova, Republic of78.0homicides
107Georgia77.0homicides
108Lithuania75.0homicides
109New Zealand75.0homicides
110Portugal75.0homicides
111Bulgaria74.0homicides
112United Arab Emirates71.0homicides
113Hungary70.0homicides
114Saint Lucia70.0homicides
115Armenia65.0homicides
116Turkmenistan63.0homicides
117Slovakia62.0homicides
118Finland55.0homicides
119Switzerland53.0homicides
120Saint Vincent and the Grenadines52.0homicides
121Virgin Islands, U.S.52.0homicides
122Denmark50.0homicides
123Timor-Leste49.0homicides
124Albania49.0homicides
125Latvia47.0homicides
126Mauritania46.0homicides
127Suriname41.0homicides
128Norway40.0homicides
129Bosnia and Herzegovina39.0homicides
130French Guiana38.7homicides
131Cape Verde36.0homicides
132Turks and Caicos Islands35.0homicides
133Ireland34.0homicides
134State of Palestine33.0homicides
135Saint Kitts and Nevis30.0homicides
136Mauritius29.0homicides
137Hong Kong28.0homicides
138The Republic of North Macedonia28.0homicides
139Croatia26.0homicides
140Curaçao26.0homicides
141Guadeloupe23.0homicides
142Estonia21.0homicides
143Guinea-Bissau21.0homicides
144Barbados21.0homicides
145Fiji19.0homicides
146Bhutan19.0homicides
147Solomon Islands19.0homicides
148Dominica18.0homicides
149Grenada16.0homicides
150Reunion15.0homicides
151Cyprus13.0homicides
152Samoa13.0homicides
153Mayotte12.0homicides
154Slovenia12.0homicides
155Kuwait11.0homicides
156Martinique11.0homicides
157Luxembourg10.0homicides
158Saint Martin (French part)10.0homicides
159Seychelles10.0homicides
160Antigua and Barbuda10.0homicides
161Kiribati8.0homicides
162New Caledonia8.0homicides
163Guam7.0homicides
164Oman7.0homicides
165Sao Tome and Principe6.0homicides
166Iceland5.0homicides
167Montenegro5.0homicides
168Macao4.0homicides
169Anguilla4.0homicides
170Singapore4.0homicides
171Bermuda4.0homicides
172Cayman Islands3.0homicides
173Greenland3.0homicides
174Maldives3.0homicides
175Malta3.0homicides
176Bahrain3.0homicides
177Liechtenstein2.0homicides
178Aruba2.0homicides
179Marshall Islands2.0homicides
180Palau2.0homicides
181Qatar2.0homicides
182Andorra2.0homicides
183Virgin Islands, British2.0homicides
184Brunei Darussalam2.0homicides
185French Polynesia1.0homicides
186Vanuatu1.0homicides
187Micronesia, Federated States of1.0homicides
188Saint Pierre and Miquelon1.0homicides
189Tonga1.0homicides
190Cook Islands0.6homicides
191Gibraltar0.0homicides
192Holy See (Vatican City State)0.0homicides
193Monaco0.0homicides
194Montserrat0.0homicides
195Saint Helena0.0homicides
196San Marino0.0homicides
197Tuvalu0.0homicides
198Isle of Man0.0homicides
199American Samoa0.0homicides
Showing 199 of 199 countries

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Data Source

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

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