Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Macro & GDPWB WDIwb_wdi:VC.IHR.PSRC.P5•Rate per 100,000 population•1990 → 2023•196 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
Macro & GDPWB WDI
Coverage
196
Frequency
yearly
Range
1990 \u2192 2023
Latest
2023
Spotlight
Turks and Caicos Islands
TCA
76.34 Rate per 100,000 population
2022
St. Kitts and Nevis
KNA
64.1601 Rate per 100,000 population
2023
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
VCT
51.3213 Rate per 100,000 population
2023
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
VIR
49.8571 Rate per 100,000 population
2012
Jamaica
JAM
49.4403 Rate per 100,000 population
2023
Ecuador
ECU
45.7228 Rate per 100,000 population
2023
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: Rate per 100,000 population
≤ 0.76
0.76 – 1.37
1.37 – 2.43
2.43 – 4.05
4.05 – 6.76
6.76 – 15.91
> 15.91
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
196 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Countries
196
Median
3.2
Mean
8
25th pctl
1.2
75th pctl
9
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
JamaicaSt. LuciaColombia
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 76.34 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 64.16 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 51.32 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 49.86 Rate per 100,000 population | 2012 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 49.44 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| EcuadorECU | 45.72 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 43.72 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| HaitiHTI | 41.15 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 40.44 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 39.04 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| LesothoLSO | 38.24 Rate per 100,000 population | 2008 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 32.2 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| HondurasHND | 31.44 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 28.06 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| DominicaDMA | 27.06 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| St. Martin (French part)MAF | 26.9 Rate per 100,000 population | 2016 | |
| American SamoaASM | 25.54 Rate per 100,000 population | 2018 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 24.91 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| MexicoMEX | 24.86 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 23.37 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 20.12 Rate per 100,000 population | 2016 | — |
| BrazilBRA | 19.28 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 19.12 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 18.29 Rate per 100,000 population | 2012 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 17.75 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 17.48 Rate per 100,000 population | 2004 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 17.34 Rate per 100,000 population | 2021 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 16.92 Rate per 100,000 population | 2007 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 15.75 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| EritreaERI | 15.61 Rate per 100,000 population | 2012 | — |
| BarbadosBRB | 15.23 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 14.59 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| South SudanSSD | 13.98 Rate per 100,000 population | 2012 | — |
| BermudaBMU | 13.9 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 13.67 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 12.65 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 12.51 Rate per 100,000 population | 2021 | |
| PanamaPAN | 11.71 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 11.37 Rate per 100,000 population | 2021 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 11.35 Rate per 100,000 population | 2021 | |
| UruguayURY | 11.25 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| PalauPLW | 11.23 Rate per 100,000 population | 2018 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 11.21 Rate per 100,000 population | 2021 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 10.92 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 10.72 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| TongaTON | 9.47 Rate per 100,000 population | 2018 | |
| IraqIRQ | 9.46 Rate per 100,000 population | 2013 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 9.34 Rate per 100,000 population | 2010 | |
| UgandaUGA | 8.97 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| PeruPER | 8.6 Rate per 100,000 population | 2021 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 8.51 Rate per 100,000 population | 2012 | — |
| SeychellesSYC | 7.97 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 7.12 Rate per 100,000 population | 2012 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 6.99 Rate per 100,000 population | 2020 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 6.78 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 6.77 Rate per 100,000 population | 2021 | |
| CameroonCMR | 6.76 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 6.76 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| SurinameSUR | 6.52 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| ChileCHL | 6.35 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| SamoaWSM | 6.26 Rate per 100,000 population | 2018 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 5.92 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| ArubaABW | 5.85 Rate per 100,000 population | 2013 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 5.81 Rate per 100,000 population | 2013 | |
| United StatesUSA | 5.76 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| BurundiBDI | 5.65 Rate per 100,000 population | 2016 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 5.35 Rate per 100,000 population | 2016 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 5.2 Rate per 100,000 population | 2015 | |
| SudanSDN | 5.15 Rate per 100,000 population | 2008 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 5.12 Rate per 100,000 population | 2021 | |
| KenyaKEN | 4.87 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| ThailandTHA | 4.79 Rate per 100,000 population | 2011 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 4.69 Rate per 100,000 population | 2020 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 4.49 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| CubaCUB | 4.46 Rate per 100,000 population | 2019 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 4.42 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| NigerNER | 4.42 Rate per 100,000 population | 2012 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 4.37 Rate per 100,000 population | 2020 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 4.35 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| PakistanPAK | 4.33 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| GuamGUM | 4.33 Rate per 100,000 population | 2019 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 4.19 Rate per 100,000 population | 1994 | |
| AngolaAGO | 4.1 Rate per 100,000 population | 2016 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 4.07 Rate per 100,000 population | 2015 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 4.03 Rate per 100,000 population | 2021 | |
| FijiFJI | 3.92 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| UkraineUKR | 3.78 Rate per 100,000 population | 2021 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 3.75 Rate per 100,000 population | 2020 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 3.73 Rate per 100,000 population | 2008 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 3.64 Rate per 100,000 population | 2002 | — |
| RwandaRWA | 3.61 Rate per 100,000 population | 2020 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 3.59 Rate per 100,000 population | 2011 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 3.58 Rate per 100,000 population | 2014 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 3.49 Rate per 100,000 population | 2016 | — |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 3.35 Rate per 100,000 population | 2008 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 3.31 Rate per 100,000 population | 2019 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 3.23 Rate per 100,000 population | 2011 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 3.23 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 3.2 Rate per 100,000 population | 2010 | — |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 3.11 Rate per 100,000 population | 2009 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 3.09 Rate per 100,000 population | 2002 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 3.09 Rate per 100,000 population | 2012 | |
| MonacoMCO | 3.08 Rate per 100,000 population | 2001 | — |
| IndiaIND | 2.82 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 2.63 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 2.6 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| AndorraAND | 2.58 Rate per 100,000 population | 2020 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 2.58 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 2.55 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 2.54 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| LatviaLVA | 2.5 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| BhutanBTN | 2.47 Rate per 100,000 population | 2020 | |
| BelarusBLR | 2.38 Rate per 100,000 population | 2019 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 2.38 Rate per 100,000 population | 2014 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 2.34 Rate per 100,000 population | 2018 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 2.27 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| LebanonLBN | 2.24 Rate per 100,000 population | 2020 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 2.22 Rate per 100,000 population | 2020 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 2.21 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 2.16 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| NepalNPL | 2.13 Rate per 100,000 population | 2020 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 2.06 Rate per 100,000 population | 2010 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 2.03 Rate per 100,000 population | 2019 | |
| CanadaCAN | 1.98 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| KosovoXKX | 1.89 Rate per 100,000 population | 2021 | |
| GhanaGHA | 1.83 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 1.82 Rate per 100,000 population | 2011 | |
| MalawiMWI | 1.78 Rate per 100,000 population | 2012 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 1.75 Rate per 100,000 population | 2020 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 1.71 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| IsraelISR | 1.63 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 1.61 Rate per 100,000 population | 2011 | |
| EstoniaEST | 1.54 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 1.54 Rate per 100,000 population | 2011 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 1.53 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 1.53 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| MaltaMLT | 1.51 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 1.46 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 1.4 Rate per 100,000 population | 2021 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 1.39 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| FranceFRA | 1.34 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 1.31 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 1.31 Rate per 100,000 population | 2017 | |
| IcelandISL | 1.29 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 1.25 Rate per 100,000 population | 2017 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 1.22 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 1.16 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| SwedenSWE | 1.15 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| BeninBEN | 1.13 Rate per 100,000 population | 2017 | — |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 1.12 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 1.12 Rate per 100,000 population | 2021 | |
| RomaniaROU | 1.11 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 1.09 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 1.01 Rate per 100,000 population | 2015 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 1 Rate per 100,000 population | 2020 | |
| JordanJOR | 0.99 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 0.99 Rate per 100,000 population | 2012 | |
| FinlandFIN | 0.98 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 0.94 Rate per 100,000 population | 2019 | |
| GermanyDEU | 0.91 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 0.91 Rate per 100,000 population | 2019 | — |
| AustriaAUT | 0.88 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 0.85 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 0.84 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| GreeceGRC | 0.84 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| CyprusCYP | 0.82 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| PolandPOL | 0.8 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 0.77 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 0.73 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| NorwayNOR | 0.72 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| HungaryHUN | 0.72 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| PortugalPRT | 0.72 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 0.69 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 0.69 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| SpainESP | 0.69 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 0.68 Rate per 100,000 population | 2019 | — |
| CroatiaHRV | 0.67 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| IrelandIRL | 0.65 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| Channel IslandsCHI | 0.64 Rate per 100,000 population | 2008 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 0.62 Rate per 100,000 population | 2004 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 0.62 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 0.62 Rate per 100,000 population | 2019 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 0.6 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| ItalyITA | 0.57 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 0.57 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 0.56 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| ChinaCHN | 0.5 Rate per 100,000 population | 2020 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 0.48 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 0.38 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| QatarQAT | 0.32 Rate per 100,000 population | 2021 | |
| SenegalSEN | 0.27 Rate per 100,000 population | 2015 | — |
| OmanOMN | 0.25 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 0.25 Rate per 100,000 population | 2020 | |
| JapanJPN | 0.23 Rate per 100,000 population | 2023 | |
| BahrainBHR | 0.2 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 0.12 Rate per 100,000 population | 2022 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)