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Share of total deaths from homicide in both sexes in all ages

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 Data119 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.8%
Median: 0.2%
Countries Covered
119
with available data
Highest
Venezuela
7.3%
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Venezuela7.3%
2El Salvador6.8%
3Belize5.9%
4Ecuador4.9%
5Colombia4.0%
By Region
South America2.0%(7 countries)
North America1.9%(4 countries)
Other1.1%(54 countries)
Africa0.6%(2 countries)
Asia0.3%(18 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0%)High (7.3%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.8%)

South America (7)
North America (4)
Other (54)
Africa (2)
Asia (18)
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 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
1Venezuela7.3%
2El Salvador6.8%
3Belize5.9%
4Ecuador4.9%
5Colombia4.0%
6Mexico3.9%
7Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3.4%
8Trinidad and Tobago3.4%
9Saint Lucia3.4%
10Dominican Republic3.2%
11Guatemala2.9%
12Brazil2.5%
13Saint Kitts and Nevis2.5%
14Guyana2.3%
15Costa Rica2.2%
16Cape Verde2.0%
17Panama1.9%
18Puerto Rico1.7%
19Dominica1.5%
20Philippines1.4%
21Antigua and Barbuda1.3%
22French Guiana1.2%
23South Africa1.2%
24Mongolia1.1%
25Suriname1.1%
26Uruguay1.0%
27Paraguay1.0%
28Nicaragua0.9%
29Grenada0.8%
30United States of America0.8%
31Peru0.7%
32United Arab Emirates0.6%
33Chile0.6%
34Islamic Republic of Iran0.6%
35Mayotte0.6%
36Albania0.6%
37Bahamas0.5%
38Saudi Arabia0.5%
39Russian Federation0.4%
40Kazakhstan0.4%
41Argentina0.4%
42Jordan0.3%
43Cuba0.3%
44Seychelles0.3%
45Syrian Arab Republic0.3%
46Iraq0.3%
47Sao Tome and Principe0.3%
48Israel0.3%
49Bahrain0.3%
50Reunion0.3%
51Belarus0.3%
52Martinique0.2%
53Ukraine0.2%
54Kuwait0.2%
55Moldova, Republic of0.2%
56Mauritius0.2%
57New Zealand0.2%
58Qatar0.2%
59Turkmenistan0.2%
60Guadeloupe0.2%
61Fiji0.2%
62Latvia0.2%
63Sri Lanka0.2%
64Luxembourg0.2%
65Jamaica0.2%
66Montenegro0.2%
67Türkiye0.2%
68Thailand0.2%
69Georgia0.1%
70Iceland0.1%
71Lithuania0.1%
72Maldives0.1%
73Australia0.1%
74Bosnia and Herzegovina0.1%
75Tajikistan0.1%
76Estonia0.1%
77Sweden0.1%
78Malta0.1%
79Kyrgyzstan0.1%
80The Republic of North Macedonia0.1%
81Finland0.1%
82Cyprus0.1%
83Serbia0.1%
84Lebanon0.1%
85Canada0.1%
86Uzbekistan0.1%
87South Korea0.1%
88Romania0.1%
89Slovenia0.1%
90Norway0.1%
91Portugal0.1%
92France0.1%
93Spain0.1%
94Slovakia0.1%
95Armenia0.1%
96Belgium0.1%
97Denmark0.1%
98Oman0.1%
99Austria0.1%
100Netherlands0.1%
101Greece0.1%
102Switzerland0.1%
103Hungary0.1%
104Czech Republic0.1%
105Bulgaria0.0%
106Croatia0.0%
107Poland0.0%
108Malaysia0.0%
109Barbados0.0%
110United Kingdom0.0%
111Azerbaijan0.0%
112Germany0.0%
113Italy0.0%
114Hong Kong0.0%
115Ireland0.0%
116Egypt0.0%
117Singapore0.0%
118Japan0.0%
119Brunei Darussalam0.0%
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Data Source

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

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