Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in State of Palestine
State of Palestine: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 15 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in State of Palestine, 1995–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
State of Palestine recorded 15 for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.1% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in State of Palestine peaked at 120 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2024.
That places State of Palestine 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in State of Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 31 | — |
| 1996 | 120 | +287.1% |
| 1997 | 45 | -62.5% |
| 1998 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 54 | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 42 | -22.2% |
| 2001 | 56 | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 85 | +51.8% |
| 2004 | 96 | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 83 | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 47 | -43.4% |
| 2009 | 44 | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 39 | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 30 | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 24 | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30 | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 19 | -36.7% |
| 2017 | 24 | +26.3% |
| 2018 | 17 | -29.2% |
| 2019 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 18 | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 34 | +88.9% |
| 2022 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 19 | -42.4% |
| 2024 | 15 | -21.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in State of Palestine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +287.1% | 31 | 120 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59 | 31 | 120 | 5 |
| 2000s | 64.71 | 42 | 96 | 7 |
| 2010s | 24.7 | 16 | 39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8 | 15 | 34 | 5 |
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More development goals data for State of Palestine
- Red List Index 0.8274 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 825.09 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 366.44 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 2 (2025)
- Neonatal deaths 1,294 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in State of Palestine?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in State of Palestine was 15 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 State of Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 120 in 1996.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in State of Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2024.
- How does State of Palestine rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- State of Palestine ranks 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in State of Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this State of Palestine 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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