Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Israel
Israel: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 349 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Israel, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Israel recorded 349 for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 135.8% on the previous year and up 170.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Israel peaked at 349 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 110, in 2016.
Israel ranks 72nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 147 | — |
| 1991 | 112 | -23.8% |
| 1992 | 149 | +33.0% |
| 1993 | 141 | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 140 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 112 | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 117 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 156 | +33.3% |
| 1998 | 147 | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 137 | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 154 | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 193 | +25.3% |
| 2002 | 208 | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 171 | -17.8% |
| 2004 | 159 | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 169 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 153 | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 135 | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 120 | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 144 | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 150 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 147 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 128 | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 131 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 129 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 120 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 110 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 136 | +23.6% |
| 2018 | 124 | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 142 | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 147 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 173 | +17.7% |
| 2022 | 148 | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 349 | +135.8% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 349 is above the median for high income countries, which is 52, 6.7× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Israel's 349 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 349, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Israel changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +135.8% | 148 | 349 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 135.8 | 112 | 156 | 10 |
| 2000s | 160.6 | 120 | 208 | 10 |
| 2010s | 131.7 | 110 | 150 | 10 |
| 2020s | 204.25 | 147 | 349 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More development goals data for Israel
- Red List Index 0.6521 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 13.35 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,053 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 457 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Israel?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Israel was 349 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 349 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 110 in 2016.
- How does Israel rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Israel ranks 72nd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 170.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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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