Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex (number) by country
Countries reporting
192
Highest
39,625
Brazil
Lowest
0
Saint Helena
Median
120
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
4,670
What the numbers show
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex (number) is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 39,625 in Brazil; the lowest is 0 in Saint Helena.
The median across all reporting countries is 120, and the mean is 1,673.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 106 fell. The largest increase was in Turks and Caicos Islands (up 2,300.0%), and the largest decrease in American Samoa (down 100.0%).
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 39,625 | 2024 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 2 | India | 39,057 | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 3 | Mexico | 33,550 | 2024 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 4 | South Africa | 25,423 | 2024 | up 42.8% | falling |
| 5 | United States of America | 19,796 | 2023 | up 38.2% | falling |
| 6 | Colombia | 12,880 | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 11,327 | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 11,327 | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Pakistan | 10,877 | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 10 | Haiti | 7,574 | 2024 | up 672.9% | volatile |
| 11 | China | 7,157 | 2020 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 12 | Ecuador | 7,063 | 2024 | up 439.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Iraq (Central Iraq) | 5,459 | 2021 | up 116.8% | rising |
| 14 | Philippines | 4,995 | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 15 | Uganda | 4,411 | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 16 | Guatemala | 4,189 | 2024 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 17 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3,909 | 2023 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Iraq | 3,339 | 2013 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 19 | Thailand | 3,307 | 2011 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 3,023 | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 21 | Peru | 2,853 | 2021 | up 76.4% | rising |
| 22 | Kenya | 2,624 | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 23 | Honduras | 2,589 | 2024 | down 56.1% | rising |
| 24 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2,263 | 2024 | down 38.8% | rising |
| 25 | Türkiye | 2,110 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 25 | Türkiye | 2,110 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 27 | Myanmar | 2,098 | 2022 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Cameroon | 1,868 | 2022 | up 112.3% | rising |
| 29 | Argentina | 1,802 | 2024 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 30 | Afghanistan | 1,751 | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 31 | Yemen | 1,703 | 2013 | up 141.9% | rising |
| 32 | Ukraine | 1,673 | 2021 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 33 | Egypt | 1,360 | 2017 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Viet Nam | 1,358 | 2011 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 34 | Viet Nam | 1,358 | 2011 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 36 | Chile | 1,207 | 2024 | up 175.6% | rising |
| 37 | Indonesia | 1,176 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 38 | Jamaica | 1,146 | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 1,086 | 2022 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 1,042 | 2024 | down 42.4% | rising |
| 41 | France | 882 | 2024 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 878 | 2024 | up 84.1% | rising |
| 43 | Zambia | 853 | 2015 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 44 | Mozambique | 849 | 2011 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 45 | Canada | 788 | 2024 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 46 | Germany | 779 | 2024 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 47 | Papua New Guinea | 713 | 2010 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 48 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 673 | 2020 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 48 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 673 | 2020 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 50 | Algeria | 647 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 51 | Burundi | 635 | 2016 | — | rising |
| 51 | Morocco | 635 | 2024 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 53 | Trinidad and Tobago | 626 | 2024 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 54 | Nepal | 617 | 2020 | down 24.1% | flat |
| 55 | Ghana | 607 | 2022 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 573 | 2022 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Tunisia | 562 | 2020 | up 96.5% | rising |
| 58 | Panama | 522 | 2023 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 58 | United Kingdom (England and Wales) | 522 | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 60 | Lesotho | 519 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 511 | 2022 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 62 | Cuba | 500 | 2019 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 63 | Puerto Rico | 493 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 479 | 2021 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 65 | Paraguay | 477 | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 66 | Rwanda | 472 | 2020 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 67 | Syrian Arab Republic | 463 | 2010 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 67 | Syrian Arab Republic | 463 | 2010 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 69 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 453 | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 70 | Uruguay | 382 | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 372 | 2023 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 72 | Spain | 349 | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 72 | Israel | 349 | 2024 | up 170.5% | rising |
| 74 | Italy | 327 | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Botswana | 322 | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 76 | Namibia | 315 | 2021 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 77 | Japan | 283 | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 78 | Malawi | 279 | 2012 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 79 | Saudi Arabia | 272 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 80 | Cambodia | 268 | 2011 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 81 | Poland | 261 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 82 | Korea | 253 | 2024 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 82 | Republic of Korea | 253 | 2024 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 84 | Australia | 252 | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 85 | Malaysia | 244 | 2024 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 86 | Romania | 213 | 2024 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 87 | El Salvador | 209 | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 206 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 89 | Mongolia | 196 | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 90 | Sierra Leone | 176 | 2020 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 91 | Eswatini | 170 | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 92 | Lebanon | 153 | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 93 | Belarus | 139 | 2024 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Liberia | 135 | 2012 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 95 | Belgium | 125 | 2021 | — | rising |
| 96 | Bahamas | 120 | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 96 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 120 | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 98 | Guyana | 117 | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 99 | Belize | 113 | 2022 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 100 | Jordan | 97 | 2024 | down 47.0% | rising |
| 101 | Sweden | 92 | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 102 | Austria | 90 | 2024 | up 114.3% | falling |
| 103 | Tajikistan | 87 | 2020 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Greece | 85 | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 79 | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Georgia | 77 | 2019 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Lithuania | 76 | 2024 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 108 | New Zealand | 75 | 2022 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 108 | Portugal | 75 | 2022 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 110 | Saint Lucia | 73 | 2024 | up 114.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Hungary | 68 | 2024 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 112 | Czechia | 66 | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 113 | Armenia | 65 | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Turkmenistan | 63 | 2015 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 115 | Republic of Moldova | 61 | 2024 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 115 | Republic of Moldova | 61 | 2024 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 117 | Serbia | 60 | 2024 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 118 | Slovakia | 59 | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | 55 | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 120 | Finland | 52 | 2023 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 120 | Latvia | 52 | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 52 | 2023 | up 108.0% | rising |
| 120 | United States Virgin Islands | 52 | 2012 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 124 | Denmark | 50 | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 125 | Albania | 49 | 2024 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Timor-Leste | 49 | 2015 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 125 | Timor-Leste | 49 | 2015 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 128 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 48 | 2024 | up 2,300.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Switzerland | 45 | 2024 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 129 | United Kingdom (Scotland) | 45 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 131 | Croatia | 39 | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Norway | 39 | 2024 | up 34.5% | falling |
| 131 | French Guiana | 39 | 2020 | up 30.0% | falling |
| 134 | Ireland | 37 | 2024 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 135 | Kuwait | 36 | 2022 | down 41.0% | flat |
| 135 | Cabo Verde | 36 | 2020 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 137 | Mauritius | 34 | 2024 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 138 | Kosovo | 33 | 2021 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 139 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31 | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 140 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 28 | 2024 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Suriname | 27 | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 142 | Curaçao | 26 | 2007 | up 160.0% | falling |
| 142 | Curaçao | 26 | 2007 | up 160.0% | falling |
| 144 | Estonia | 24 | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 145 | North Macedonia | 23 | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 145 | Guadeloupe | 23 | 2016 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 147 | Fiji | 22 | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 148 | Barbados | 21 | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 149 | Bhutan | 19 | 2020 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 149 | Solomon Islands | 19 | 2008 | — | flat |
| 149 | United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | 19 | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Grenada | 16 | 2023 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 152 | Montenegro | 16 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 154 | Slovenia | 15 | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Réunion | 15 | 2009 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 154 | State of Palestine | 15 | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Réunion | 15 | 2009 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 158 | Cyprus | 13 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 158 | Samoa | 13 | 2018 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 160 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Dominica | 12 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 162 | Martinique | 11 | 2009 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 163 | Luxembourg | 10 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 10 | 2016 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 163 | Singapore | 10 | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Seychelles | 10 | 2022 | up 150.0% | falling |
| 167 | Iceland | 8 | 2024 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Kiribati | 8 | 2012 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Guam | 7 | 2019 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Oman | 7 | 2023 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6 | 2011 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 172 | Malta | 5 | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 173 | Bermuda | 4 | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Anguilla | 4 | 2014 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Bahrain | 3 | 2022 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Cayman Islands | 3 | 2020 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Greenland | 3 | 2016 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 175 | Maldives | 3 | 2019 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Aruba | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 179 | Andorra | 2 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Brunei Darussalam | 2 | 2013 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Qatar | 2 | 2022 | down 71.4% | rising |
| 179 | British Virgin Islands | 2 | 2006 | unchanged | volatile |
| 179 | Brunei Darussalam | 2 | 2013 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Liechtenstein | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 185 | Tonga | 1 | 2019 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 187 | American Samoa | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Isle of Man | 0 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | San Marino | 0 | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Montserrat | 0 | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Saint Helena | 0 | 2009 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.