demographic2024

Homicide rate per 100,000 population of male 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 Data156 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
13.2homicides per 100,000 population
Median: 3.7homicides per 100,000 population
Countries Covered
156
with available data
Highest
Saint Kitts and Nevis
125.0homicides per 100,000 population
Lowest
American Samoa
0.0homicides per 100,000 population
Top 5 Countries
1Saint Kitts and Nevis125.0homicides per 100,000 population
2Virgin Islands, U.S.100.1homicides per 100,000 population
3Saint Vincent and the Grenadines92.9homicides per 100,000 population
4Jamaica91.5homicides per 100,000 population
5Venezuela90.1homicides per 100,000 population
By Region
South America31.1homicides per 100,000 population(7 countries)
North America24.2homicides per 100,000 population(4 countries)
Other17.6homicides per 100,000 population(86 countries)
Africa16.6homicides per 100,000 population(7 countries)
Asia3.3homicides per 100,000 population(18 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 (125.0homicides per 100,000 population)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 13.2homicides per 100,000 population)

South America (7)
North America (4)
Other (86)
Africa (7)
Asia (18)
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.

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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
1Saint Kitts and Nevis125.0homicides per 100,000 population
2Virgin Islands, U.S.100.1homicides per 100,000 population
3Saint Vincent and the Grenadines92.9homicides per 100,000 population
4Jamaica91.5homicides per 100,000 population
5Venezuela90.1homicides per 100,000 population
6Ecuador84.5homicides per 100,000 population
7Haiti74.2homicides per 100,000 population
8South Africa73.4homicides per 100,000 population
9Saint Lucia68.8homicides per 100,000 population
10Bahamas62.0homicides per 100,000 population
11Honduras54.8homicides per 100,000 population
12Belize51.3homicides per 100,000 population
13Trinidad and Tobago47.1homicides per 100,000 population
14Colombia46.9homicides per 100,000 population
15Dominica45.0homicides per 100,000 population
16Mexico44.9homicides per 100,000 population
17Guatemala40.2homicides per 100,000 population
18Brazil34.7homicides per 100,000 population
19Costa Rica33.1homicides per 100,000 population
20Curaçao32.6homicides per 100,000 population
21Puerto Rico27.7homicides per 100,000 population
22Guyana27.1homicides per 100,000 population
23Grenada25.5homicides per 100,000 population
24Nigeria24.4homicides per 100,000 population
25Seychelles24.2homicides per 100,000 population
26Panama21.7homicides per 100,000 population
27French Guiana21.4homicides per 100,000 population
28Antigua and Barbuda20.3homicides per 100,000 population
29Uruguay19.8homicides per 100,000 population
30Nicaragua19.8homicides per 100,000 population
31Dominican Republic19.6homicides per 100,000 population
32Cayman Islands16.7homicides per 100,000 population
33Namibia16.5homicides per 100,000 population
34Guadeloupe16.0homicides per 100,000 population
35Iraq15.9homicides per 100,000 population
36Anguilla15.4homicides per 100,000 population
37Uganda15.0homicides per 100,000 population
38Barbados14.8homicides per 100,000 population
39El Salvador14.2homicides per 100,000 population
40Russian Federation13.8homicides per 100,000 population
41Peru13.1homicides per 100,000 population
42Bermuda12.6homicides per 100,000 population
43Zimbabwe11.6homicides per 100,000 population
44Paraguay11.4homicides per 100,000 population
45Samoa11.4homicides per 100,000 population
46Chile11.4homicides per 100,000 population
47Turks and Caicos Islands11.3homicides per 100,000 population
48Suriname10.8homicides per 100,000 population
49Ukraine10.8homicides per 100,000 population
50Cape Verde10.3homicides per 100,000 population
51Burundi9.2homicides per 100,000 population
52United States of America8.9homicides per 100,000 population
53Mongolia8.7homicides per 100,000 population
54Virgin Islands, British8.2homicides per 100,000 population
55Philippines7.5homicides per 100,000 population
56Tunisia7.5homicides per 100,000 population
57Argentina7.5homicides per 100,000 population
58Cuba7.1homicides per 100,000 population
59Kenya7.1homicides per 100,000 population
60Cameroon6.9homicides per 100,000 population
61Thailand6.5homicides per 100,000 population
62Bolivia5.9homicides per 100,000 population
63United Republic of Tanzania5.8homicides per 100,000 population
64Lebanon5.6homicides per 100,000 population
65Liechtenstein5.2homicides per 100,000 population
66Andorra5.1homicides per 100,000 population
67Türkiye4.8homicides per 100,000 population
68Sri Lanka4.5homicides per 100,000 population
69Martinique4.3homicides per 100,000 population
70Myanmar4.3homicides per 100,000 population
71Egypt4.1homicides per 100,000 population
72Islamic Republic of Iran4.1homicides per 100,000 population
73Aruba4.1homicides per 100,000 population
74Moldova, Republic of4.0homicides per 100,000 population
75Georgia4.0homicides per 100,000 population
76Armenia4.0homicides per 100,000 population
77Tonga3.9homicides per 100,000 population
78Kazakhstan3.8homicides per 100,000 population
79Lithuania3.6homicides per 100,000 population
80Bhutan3.4homicides per 100,000 population
81India3.2homicides per 100,000 population
82Belarus3.1homicides per 100,000 population
83Albania3.1homicides per 100,000 population
84Mauritius3.0homicides per 100,000 population
85Canada2.9homicides per 100,000 population
86Morocco2.8homicides per 100,000 population
87Azerbaijan2.8homicides per 100,000 population
88Israel2.8homicides per 100,000 population
89Ghana2.7homicides per 100,000 population
90State of Palestine2.5homicides per 100,000 population
91Estonia2.3homicides per 100,000 population
92Reunion2.3homicides per 100,000 population
93The Republic of North Macedonia2.1homicides per 100,000 population
94Latvia2.1homicides per 100,000 population
95Serbia2.1homicides per 100,000 population
96Iceland2.0homicides per 100,000 population
97France2.0homicides per 100,000 population
98Belgium2.0homicides per 100,000 population
99Algeria1.8homicides per 100,000 population
100New Zealand1.8homicides per 100,000 population
101Uzbekistan1.7homicides per 100,000 population
102Bosnia and Herzegovina1.7homicides per 100,000 population
103Sweden1.7homicides per 100,000 population
104Turkmenistan1.6homicides per 100,000 population
105Tajikistan1.6homicides per 100,000 population
106Romania1.6homicides per 100,000 population
107Maldives1.6homicides per 100,000 population
108Fiji1.5homicides per 100,000 population
109Luxembourg1.5homicides per 100,000 population
110Greece1.4homicides per 100,000 population
111Montenegro1.3homicides per 100,000 population
112Bulgaria1.3homicides per 100,000 population
113Jordan1.2homicides per 100,000 population
114Slovakia1.2homicides per 100,000 population
115Cyprus1.2homicides per 100,000 population
116Australia1.2homicides per 100,000 population
117Finland1.2homicides per 100,000 population
118Brunei Darussalam1.1homicides per 100,000 population
119Denmark1.1homicides per 100,000 population
120Kuwait1.1homicides per 100,000 population
121Portugal1.0homicides per 100,000 population
122Poland1.0homicides per 100,000 population
123Germany0.9homicides per 100,000 population
124Spain0.9homicides per 100,000 population
125Netherlands0.9homicides per 100,000 population
126United Arab Emirates0.9homicides per 100,000 population
127Croatia0.9homicides per 100,000 population
128Ireland0.9homicides per 100,000 population
129Slovenia0.8homicides per 100,000 population
130Hungary0.8homicides per 100,000 population
131United Kingdom0.8homicides per 100,000 population
132Norway0.8homicides per 100,000 population
133Austria0.8homicides per 100,000 population
134Italy0.8homicides per 100,000 population
135Czech Republic0.7homicides per 100,000 population
136Macao0.6homicides per 100,000 population
137Switzerland0.6homicides per 100,000 population
138South Korea0.5homicides per 100,000 population
139Hong Kong0.4homicides per 100,000 population
140Indonesia0.4homicides per 100,000 population
141Malta0.4homicides per 100,000 population
142Japan0.2homicides per 100,000 population
143Oman0.2homicides per 100,000 population
144Bahrain0.1homicides per 100,000 population
145Singapore0.1homicides 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
149Montserrat0.0homicides per 100,000 population
150Vanuatu0.0homicides per 100,000 population
151Micronesia, Federated States of0.0homicides per 100,000 population
152Qatar0.0homicides per 100,000 population
153Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.0homicides per 100,000 population
154San Marino0.0homicides per 100,000 population
155Sao Tome and Principe0.0homicides per 100,000 population
156American Samoa0.0homicides per 100,000 population
Showing 156 of 156 countries

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Data Source

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

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