Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Lebanon
Lebanon: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 153 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Lebanon, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 153 for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Lebanon peaked at 246 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 128, in 2020.
Lebanon ranks 92nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 183 | — |
| 2009 | 145 | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 163 | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 168 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 194 | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 236 | +21.6% |
| 2014 | 240 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 231 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 235 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 246 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 172 | -30.1% |
| 2019 | 182 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 128 | -29.7% |
| 2021 | 190 | +48.4% |
| 2022 | 178 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 158 | -11.2% |
| 2024 | 153 | -3.2% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 153 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 607, 25% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 153 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 349, 44% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 164 | 145 | 183 | 2 |
| 2010s | 206.7 | 163 | 246 | 10 |
| 2020s | 161.4 | 128 | 190 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More development goals data for Lebanon
- Red List Index 0.8835 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 159.06 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 536.32 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,414 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Lebanon?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Lebanon was 153 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 246 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 128 in 2020.
- How does Lebanon rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Lebanon ranks 92nd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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