demographic2023

Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
7.7Rate per 100,000 population
Median: 2.7Rate per 100,000 population
Countries Covered
194
with available data
Highest
Turks and Caicos Islands
76.3Rate per 100,000 population
Lowest
Singapore
0.1Rate per 100,000 population
Top 5 Countries
1Turks and Caicos Islands76.3Rate per 100,000 population
2Saint Kitts and Nevis64.2Rate per 100,000 population
3Saint Vincent and the Grenadines51.3Rate per 100,000 population
4Virgin Islands, U.S.49.9Rate per 100,000 population
5Jamaica49.4Rate per 100,000 population
By Region
South America17.2Rate per 100,000 population(7 countries)
North America14.0Rate per 100,000 population(4 countries)
Other10.1Rate per 100,000 population(114 countries)
Africa9.2Rate per 100,000 population(9 countries)
Asia2.2Rate per 100,000 population(26 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.1Rate per 100,000 population)High (76.3Rate per 100,000 population)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 7.7Rate per 100,000 population)

South America (7)
North America (4)
Other (114)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

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

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Turks and Caicos Islands76.3Rate per 100,000 population
2Saint Kitts and Nevis64.2Rate per 100,000 population
3Saint Vincent and the Grenadines51.3Rate per 100,000 population
4Virgin Islands, U.S.49.9Rate per 100,000 population
5Jamaica49.4Rate per 100,000 population
6Ecuador45.7Rate per 100,000 population
7South Africa43.7Rate per 100,000 population
8Haiti41.2Rate per 100,000 population
9Trinidad and Tobago40.4Rate per 100,000 population
10Saint Lucia39.0Rate per 100,000 population
11Lesotho38.2Rate per 100,000 population
12Bahamas32.2Rate per 100,000 population
13Honduras31.4Rate per 100,000 population
14Belize28.1Rate per 100,000 population
15Dominica27.1Rate per 100,000 population
16Saint Martin (French part)26.9Rate per 100,000 population
17American Samoa25.5Rate per 100,000 population
18Colombia24.9Rate per 100,000 population
19Mexico24.9Rate per 100,000 population
20Guatemala23.4Rate per 100,000 population
21Central African Republic20.1Rate per 100,000 population
22Brazil19.3Rate per 100,000 population
23Guyana19.1Rate per 100,000 population
24Tuvalu18.3Rate per 100,000 population
25Costa Rica17.7Rate per 100,000 population
26Curaçao16.9Rate per 100,000 population
27Nigeria15.7Rate per 100,000 population
28Eritrea15.6Rate per 100,000 population
29Puerto Rico14.6Rate per 100,000 population
30South Sudan14.0Rate per 100,000 population
31Grenada13.7Rate per 100,000 population
32Venezuela12.6Rate per 100,000 population
33Eswatini12.5Rate per 100,000 population
34Panama11.7Rate per 100,000 population
35Botswana11.4Rate per 100,000 population
36Nicaragua11.3Rate per 100,000 population
37Uruguay11.2Rate per 100,000 population
38Palau11.2Rate per 100,000 population
39Namibia11.2Rate per 100,000 population
40Dominican Republic10.9Rate per 100,000 population
41Antigua and Barbuda10.7Rate per 100,000 population
42Iraq9.5Rate per 100,000 population
43Papua New Guinea9.3Rate per 100,000 population
44Uganda9.0Rate per 100,000 population
45Peru8.6Rate per 100,000 population
46Ethiopia8.5Rate per 100,000 population
47Virgin Islands, British8.2Rate per 100,000 population
48Seychelles8.0Rate per 100,000 population
49El Salvador7.9Rate per 100,000 population
50Barbados7.4Rate per 100,000 population
51Kiribati7.1Rate per 100,000 population
52Cape Verde7.0Rate per 100,000 population
53Paraguay6.8Rate per 100,000 population
54Russian Federation6.8Rate per 100,000 population
55Cameroon6.8Rate per 100,000 population
56Zimbabwe6.8Rate per 100,000 population
57Suriname6.5Rate per 100,000 population
58Chile6.3Rate per 100,000 population
59Samoa6.3Rate per 100,000 population
60Bermuda6.2Rate per 100,000 population
61Mongolia5.9Rate per 100,000 population
62Yemen5.8Rate per 100,000 population
63United States of America5.8Rate per 100,000 population
64Burundi5.6Rate per 100,000 population
65Greenland5.4Rate per 100,000 population
66Zambia5.2Rate per 100,000 population
67Sudan5.1Rate per 100,000 population
68Liechtenstein5.1Rate per 100,000 population
69Kenya4.9Rate per 100,000 population
70Thailand4.8Rate per 100,000 population
71Tunisia4.7Rate per 100,000 population
72Argentina4.5Rate per 100,000 population
73Cuba4.5Rate per 100,000 population
74Bolivia4.4Rate per 100,000 population
75Niger4.4Rate per 100,000 population
76Cayman Islands4.4Rate per 100,000 population
77Philippines4.3Rate per 100,000 population
78Pakistan4.3Rate per 100,000 population
79Guam4.3Rate per 100,000 population
80Marshall Islands4.2Rate per 100,000 population
81Angola4.1Rate per 100,000 population
82Timor-Leste4.1Rate per 100,000 population
83Afghanistan4.0Rate per 100,000 population
84Ukraine3.8Rate per 100,000 population
85United Republic of Tanzania3.7Rate per 100,000 population
86Solomon Islands3.7Rate per 100,000 population
87San Marino3.6Rate per 100,000 population
88Rwanda3.6Rate per 100,000 population
89Mozambique3.6Rate per 100,000 population
90Sri Lanka3.3Rate per 100,000 population
91Sao Tome and Principe3.2Rate per 100,000 population
92Türkiye3.2Rate per 100,000 population
93Gibraltar3.2Rate per 100,000 population
94New Caledonia3.1Rate per 100,000 population
95Liberia3.1Rate per 100,000 population
96Monaco3.1Rate per 100,000 population
97India2.8Rate per 100,000 population
98Lithuania2.6Rate per 100,000 population
99Andorra2.6Rate per 100,000 population
100Myanmar2.6Rate per 100,000 population
101Kazakhstan2.6Rate per 100,000 population
102Moldova, Republic of2.5Rate per 100,000 population
103Latvia2.5Rate per 100,000 population
104Bhutan2.5Rate per 100,000 population
105Belarus2.4Rate per 100,000 population
106Islamic Republic of Iran2.4Rate per 100,000 population
107Bangladesh2.3Rate per 100,000 population
108Mauritius2.3Rate per 100,000 population
109Lebanon2.2Rate per 100,000 population
110Sierra Leone2.2Rate per 100,000 population
111Armenia2.2Rate per 100,000 population
112Azerbaijan2.2Rate per 100,000 population
113Nepal2.1Rate per 100,000 population
114Syrian Arab Republic2.1Rate per 100,000 population
115Fiji2.1Rate per 100,000 population
116Georgia2.0Rate per 100,000 population
117Canada2.0Rate per 100,000 population
118Aruba1.9Rate per 100,000 population
119Ghana1.8Rate per 100,000 population
120Cambodia1.8Rate per 100,000 population
121Malawi1.8Rate per 100,000 population
122Kyrgyzstan1.7Rate per 100,000 population
123Morocco1.7Rate per 100,000 population
124Israel1.6Rate per 100,000 population
125Estonia1.5Rate per 100,000 population
126Vietnam1.5Rate per 100,000 population
127Luxembourg1.5Rate per 100,000 population
128The Republic of North Macedonia1.5Rate per 100,000 population
129New Zealand1.5Rate per 100,000 population
130Uzbekistan1.4Rate per 100,000 population
131Albania1.4Rate per 100,000 population
132France1.3Rate per 100,000 population
133Serbia1.3Rate per 100,000 population
134Egypt1.3Rate per 100,000 population
135Iceland1.3Rate per 100,000 population
136Burkina Faso1.3Rate per 100,000 population
137Bosnia and Herzegovina1.2Rate per 100,000 population
138Isle of Man1.2Rate per 100,000 population
139Algeria1.2Rate per 100,000 population
140Sweden1.1Rate per 100,000 population
141Benin1.1Rate per 100,000 population
142Slovakia1.1Rate per 100,000 population
143Guinea-Bissau1.1Rate per 100,000 population
144United Kingdom1.1Rate per 100,000 population
145Romania1.1Rate per 100,000 population
146Bulgaria1.1Rate per 100,000 population
147Belgium1.1Rate per 100,000 population
148Turkmenistan1.0Rate per 100,000 population
149Mauritania1.0Rate per 100,000 population
150Jordan1.0Rate per 100,000 population
151Finland1.0Rate per 100,000 population
152Tonga0.9Rate per 100,000 population
153Saudi Arabia0.9Rate per 100,000 population
154Germany0.9Rate per 100,000 population
155Micronesia, Federated States of0.9Rate per 100,000 population
156Tajikistan0.9Rate per 100,000 population
157Austria0.9Rate per 100,000 population
158Australia0.9Rate per 100,000 population
159Denmark0.8Rate per 100,000 population
160Greece0.8Rate per 100,000 population
161Cyprus0.8Rate per 100,000 population
162Poland0.8Rate per 100,000 population
163Montenegro0.8Rate per 100,000 population
164Czech Republic0.8Rate per 100,000 population
165Malaysia0.7Rate per 100,000 population
166Norway0.7Rate per 100,000 population
167Hungary0.7Rate per 100,000 population
168Portugal0.7Rate per 100,000 population
169United Arab Emirates0.7Rate per 100,000 population
170Netherlands0.7Rate per 100,000 population
171Spain0.7Rate per 100,000 population
172Croatia0.7Rate per 100,000 population
173Ireland0.7Rate per 100,000 population
174State of Palestine0.6Rate per 100,000 population
175Maldives0.6Rate per 100,000 population
176Switzerland0.6Rate per 100,000 population
177Italy0.6Rate per 100,000 population
178Slovenia0.6Rate per 100,000 population
179Malta0.6Rate per 100,000 population
180Macao0.6Rate per 100,000 population
181People's Republic of China0.5Rate per 100,000 population
182Brunei Darussalam0.5Rate per 100,000 population
183South Korea0.5Rate per 100,000 population
184Hong Kong0.4Rate per 100,000 population
185French Polynesia0.4Rate per 100,000 population
186Vanuatu0.3Rate per 100,000 population
187Indonesia0.3Rate per 100,000 population
188Senegal0.3Rate per 100,000 population
189Kuwait0.2Rate per 100,000 population
190Japan0.2Rate per 100,000 population
191Bahrain0.2Rate per 100,000 population
192Oman0.1Rate per 100,000 population
193Qatar0.1Rate per 100,000 population
194Singapore0.1Rate per 100,000 population
Showing 194 of 194 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2023).

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