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Intentional homicides — firearm share of victims (% of total homicide victims)

Share of homicide victims killed with firearms, latest year (mostly 2019–2022). UNODC global crime statistics across 150+ countries.

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Key Insights

Global Average
16.9%
Median: 8.0%
Countries Covered
174
with available data
Highest
Haiti
80.0%
Lowest
United Arab Emirates
1.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Haiti80.0%
2Dominican Republic75.0%
3Guatemala75.0%
4United States of America74.0%
5Colombia73.0%
By Region
North America62.5%(4 countries)
South America55.9%(7 countries)
Other19.0%(95 countries)
Africa16.4%(9 countries)
Oceania8.0%(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.0%)High (80.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.9%)

North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (95)
Africa (9)
Oceania (2)
Asia (25)
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

Share of homicide victims killed with firearms, latest year (mostly 2019–2022). UNODC global crime statistics across 150+ countries. Source: UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime).

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Haiti80.0%
2Dominican Republic75.0%
3Guatemala75.0%
4United States of America74.0%
5Colombia73.0%
6Brazil73.0%
7Cuba70.0%
8El Salvador70.0%
9Guyana70.0%
10Honduras70.0%
11Jamaica70.0%
12Mexico70.0%
13Nicaragua70.0%
14Andorra70.0%
15Paraguay65.0%
16Panama60.0%
17Uruguay60.0%
18Argentina60.0%
19Belize60.0%
20Costa Rica55.0%
21Ecuador55.0%
22Trinidad and Tobago55.0%
23Venezuela55.0%
24Afghanistan55.0%
25Peru50.0%
26Bolivia45.0%
27Botswana45.0%
28Algeria33.0%
29Canada31.0%
30South Africa30.0%
31Bermuda30.0%
32Republic of the Congo25.0%
33Benin25.0%
34Dominica25.0%
35Nigeria25.0%
36Angola25.0%
37Barbados25.0%
38Cameroon20.0%
39Chile20.0%
40Gabon20.0%
41New Caledonia20.0%
42Somalia20.0%
43Suriname20.0%
44Bahrain20.0%
45Cape Verde15.0%
46Democratic Republic of the Congo15.0%
47Equatorial Guinea15.0%
48South Sudan15.0%
49Australia13.0%
50Ghana12.0%
51Guinea12.0%
52Cote d'Ivoire12.0%
53Austria12.0%
54Chad10.0%
55Croatia10.0%
56Cyprus10.0%
57Eritrea10.0%
58Georgia10.0%
59Republic of The Gambia10.0%
60Iraq10.0%
61Jordan10.0%
62Kenya10.0%
63Liberia10.0%
64Libya10.0%
65Mali10.0%
66Mauritania10.0%
67Montenegro10.0%
68Namibia10.0%
69Niger10.0%
70Philippines10.0%
71Sierra Leone10.0%
72Zimbabwe10.0%
73Sudan10.0%
74Eswatini10.0%
75Syrian Arab Republic10.0%
76Togo10.0%
77Burkina Faso10.0%
78Yemen10.0%
79Zambia10.0%
80Bhutan10.0%
81Cayman Islands8.0%
82Malta8.0%
83Moldova, Republic of8.0%
84Vanuatu8.0%
85Papua New Guinea8.0%
86Russian Federation8.0%
87Senegal8.0%
88Uganda8.0%
89Ukraine8.0%
90Albania8.0%
91Bosnia and Herzegovina8.0%
92France7.0%
93Italy7.0%
94Belgium7.0%
95Solomon Islands7.0%
96Estonia6.0%
97Faroe Islands6.0%
98Germany6.0%
99Latvia6.0%
100Lithuania6.0%
101Portugal6.0%
102Spain6.0%
103United Republic of Tanzania6.0%
104Central African Republic5.0%
105Sri Lanka5.0%
106Czech Republic5.0%
107Ethiopia5.0%
108Djibouti5.0%
109State of Palestine5.0%
110Hungary5.0%
111Ireland5.0%
112Kazakhstan5.0%
113Lebanon5.0%
114Lesotho5.0%
115Luxembourg5.0%
116Malawi5.0%
117Morocco5.0%
118Mozambique5.0%
119Pakistan5.0%
120Romania5.0%
121Serbia5.0%
122Slovenia5.0%
123Switzerland5.0%
124Türkiye5.0%
125The Republic of North Macedonia5.0%
126Armenia5.0%
127Bulgaria4.0%
128Burundi4.0%
129Denmark4.0%
130Finland4.0%
131Kyrgyzstan4.0%
132Norway4.0%
133Poland4.0%
134Slovakia4.0%
135Sweden4.0%
136Tunisia4.0%
137United Kingdom4.0%
138Cambodia3.0%
139Greece3.0%
140India3.0%
141Madagascar3.0%
142Netherlands3.0%
143New Zealand3.0%
144Rwanda3.0%
145Tajikistan3.0%
146Thailand3.0%
147Egypt3.0%
148Brunei Darussalam3.0%
149Myanmar2.0%
150People's Republic of China2.0%
151Comoros2.0%
152Indonesia2.0%
153Islamic Republic of Iran2.0%
154Israel2.0%
155Kuwait2.0%
156Malaysia2.0%
157Mauritius2.0%
158Mongolia2.0%
159Oman2.0%
160Nepal2.0%
161Qatar2.0%
162Seychelles2.0%
163Vietnam2.0%
164Uzbekistan2.0%
165Bangladesh2.0%
166Iceland1.0%
167Japan1.0%
168North Korea1.0%
169South Korea1.0%
170Lao People's Democratic Republic1.0%
171Maldives1.0%
172Saudi Arabia1.0%
173Singapore1.0%
174United Arab Emirates1.0%
Showing 174 of 174 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) (2022).

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