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Homicides 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 Data•156 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1,652.1homicides
Median: 66.5homicides
Countries Covered
156
with available data
Highest
Brazil
36,020.0homicides
Lowest
American Samoa
0.0homicides
Top 5 Countries
1Brazil36,020.0homicides
2Mexico28,243.0homicides
3Nigeria28,109.0homicides
4India23,751.1homicides
5South Africa22,236.0homicides
By Region
North America11,965.3homicides(4 countries)
South America8,714.7homicides(7 countries)
Africa7,947.4homicides(7 countries)
Asia2,055.9homicides(18 countries)
Other586.8homicides(86 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 (36,020.0homicides)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,652.1homicides)

North America (4)
South America (7)
Africa (7)
Asia (18)
Other (86)
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 ↕
1Brazil36,020.0homicides
2Mexico28,243.0homicides
3Nigeria28,109.0homicides
4India23,751.1homicides
5South Africa22,236.0homicides
6United States of America15,437.0homicides
7Venezuela13,662.0homicides
8Colombia12,121.0homicides
9Russian Federation9,277.0homicides
10Ecuador7,576.0homicides
11Philippines4,321.0homicides
12Haiti4,276.0homicides
13Uganda3,629.0homicides
14Guatemala3,617.0homicides
15Honduras2,936.0homicides
16Iraq2,798.3homicides
17Ukraine2,290.0homicides
18Thailand2,245.5homicides
19Peru2,167.0homicides
20Türkiye2,084.0homicides
21Egypt1,945.1homicides
22Kenya1,918.0homicides
23United Republic of Tanzania1,755.0homicides
24Islamic Republic of Iran1,711.8homicides
25Argentina1,684.0homicides
26Jamaica1,286.0homicides
27Myanmar1,146.0homicides
28Chile1,110.0homicides
29Dominican Republic1,103.0homicides
30Cameroon901.0homicides
31Zimbabwe886.0homicides
32Costa Rica835.0homicides
33France649.0homicides
34Nicaragua646.0homicides
35Indonesia592.0homicides
36Canada564.0homicides
37Morocco547.0homicides
38United Kingdom543.0homicides
39Burundi512.0homicides
40Sri Lanka493.0homicides
41Panama484.0homicides
42Tunisia447.0homicides
43Ghana446.0homicides
44Algeria431.0homicides
45El Salvador425.0homicides
46Puerto Rico423.0homicides
47Germany396.0homicides
48Cuba395.0homicides
49Paraguay393.0homicides
50Kazakhstan366.0homicides
51Bolivia359.0homicides
52Trinidad and Tobago345.0homicides
53Uruguay325.0homicides
54Uzbekistan300.0homicides
55Namibia226.0homicides
56Italy220.0homicides
57Spain220.0homicides
58Poland187.0homicides
59Lebanon155.0homicides
60Australia152.0homicides
61Mongolia150.0homicides
62Romania148.0homicides
63Japan141.0homicides
64Azerbaijan141.0homicides
65Belarus138.0homicides
66South Korea127.0homicides
67Israel126.0homicides
68Bahamas118.0homicides
69Belgium114.0homicides
70Guyana109.0homicides
71Belize104.0homicides
72Sweden88.0homicides
73Netherlands84.0homicides
74Tajikistan77.0homicides
75Jordan73.0homicides
76Georgia70.0homicides
77Greece68.0homicides
78State of Palestine67.0homicides
79Serbia66.0homicides
80Saint Lucia61.0homicides
81United Arab Emirates60.0homicides
82Moldova, Republic of57.0homicides
83Armenia54.0homicides
84Portugal51.0homicides
85Turkmenistan50.0homicides
86Virgin Islands, U.S.50.0homicides
87Lithuania48.0homicides
88Saint Vincent and the Grenadines48.0homicides
89New Zealand46.0homicides
90Bulgaria43.0homicides
91Albania43.0homicides
92Hungary39.0homicides
93Czech Republic38.0homicides
94Austria35.0homicides
95Suriname34.0homicides
96Denmark33.0homicides
97Finland32.0homicides
98Slovakia32.0homicides
99Guadeloupe30.6homicides
100Kuwait29.0homicides
101Saint Kitts and Nevis28.0homicides
102Cape Verde27.0homicides
103Bosnia and Herzegovina26.0homicides
104Switzerland25.0homicides
105French Guiana24.5homicides
106Ireland23.0homicides
107Curaçao23.0homicides
108Norway22.0homicides
109Barbados20.0homicides
110Mauritius19.0homicides
111The Republic of North Macedonia19.0homicides
112Latvia18.0homicides
113Croatia17.0homicides
114Dominica15.0homicides
115Estonia15.0homicides
116Grenada15.0homicides
117Hong Kong15.0homicides
118Bhutan14.0homicides
119Seychelles13.5homicides
120Samoa12.0homicides
121Reunion9.2homicides
122Slovenia9.0homicides
123Antigua and Barbuda9.0homicides
124Cyprus8.0homicides
125Martinique8.0homicides
126Fiji7.0homicides
127Cayman Islands5.0homicides
128Luxembourg5.0homicides
129Oman5.0homicides
130Iceland4.0homicides
131Maldives4.0homicides
132Montenegro4.0homicides
133Bermuda4.0homicides
134Macao2.0homicides
135Aruba2.0homicides
136Singapore2.0homicides
137Tonga2.0homicides
138Turks and Caicos Islands2.0homicides
139Andorra2.0homicides
140Brunei Darussalam2.0homicides
141Liechtenstein1.0homicides
142Malta1.0homicides
143Anguilla1.0homicides
144Bahrain1.0homicides
145Virgin Islands, British1.0homicides
146Gibraltar0.0homicides
147Holy See (Vatican City State)0.0homicides
148Monaco0.0homicides
149Montserrat0.0homicides
150Vanuatu0.0homicides
151Micronesia, Federated States of0.0homicides
152Qatar0.0homicides
153Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.0homicides
154San Marino0.0homicides
155Sao Tome and Principe0.0homicides
156American Samoa0.0homicides
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Topics

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Data Source

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

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