Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Chile
Chile: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 1,207 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Chile, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Chile recorded 1,207 for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 175.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Chile peaked at 1,330 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 419, in 2015.
Chile ranks 36th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 513 | — |
| 2005 | 576 | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 590 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 616 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 588 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 630 | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 541 | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 636 | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 434 | -31.8% |
| 2013 | 556 | +28.1% |
| 2014 | 438 | -21.2% |
| 2015 | 419 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 620 | +48.0% |
| 2017 | 779 | +25.6% |
| 2018 | 825 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 924 | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 1,115 | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 906 | -18.7% |
| 2022 | 1,330 | +46.8% |
| 2023 | 1,249 | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 1,207 | -3.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1,207 is above the median for high income countries, which is 52, 23.2× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1,207 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 372, 3.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 585.5 | 513 | 630 | 6 |
| 2010s | 617.2 | 419 | 924 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,161 | 906 | 1,330 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More development goals data for Chile
- Red List Index 0.7675 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 22.59 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,272 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 91 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 91 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 78 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 47 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 63 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 64 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,009 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Chile?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Chile was 1,207 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1,330 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 419 in 2015.
- How does Chile rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Chile ranks 36th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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