Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population) by country
Countries reporting
191
Highest
103.15
Turks and Caicos Islands
Lowest
0
Saint Helena
Median
2.51
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,162
What the numbers show
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population) is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 103.15 in Turks and Caicos Islands; the lowest is 0 in Saint Helena.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.51, and the mean is 7.32.
Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 124 fell. The largest increase was in Turks and Caicos Islands (up 1,706.5%), and the largest decrease in American Samoa (down 100.0%).
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 103.15 | 2024 | up 1,706.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Haiti | 64.34 | 2024 | up 580.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 59.77 | 2024 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 51.32 | 2023 | up 125.7% | rising |
| 5 | United States Virgin Islands | 49.86 | 2012 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 41.52 | 2024 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 7 | Saint Lucia | 40.61 | 2024 | up 108.0% | rising |
| 8 | Jamaica | 40.36 | 2024 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 9 | South Africa | 39.72 | 2024 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 10 | Ecuador | 38.95 | 2024 | up 376.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Bahamas | 29.9 | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 12 | Anguilla | 29.14 | 2014 | up 251.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Belize | 28.06 | 2022 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 14 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 26.9 | 2016 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 15 | Mexico | 25.64 | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 16 | Colombia | 24.35 | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 17 | Honduras | 23.92 | 2024 | down 63.2% | falling |
| 18 | Guatemala | 22.76 | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 19 | Brazil | 18.69 | 2024 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 20 | Dominica | 18.13 | 2024 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 17.12 | 2024 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 22 | Curaçao | 16.92 | 2007 | up 144.9% | falling |
| 22 | Curaçao | 16.92 | 2007 | up 144.9% | falling |
| 24 | Iraq (Central Iraq) | 15.4 | 2021 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 25 | Puerto Rico | 15.21 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 26 | Guyana | 14.08 | 2024 | down 28.7% | flat |
| 27 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 13.81 | 2023 | down 74.6% | falling |
| 28 | Eswatini | 13.68 | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 29 | Grenada | 13.67 | 2023 | up 158.4% | flat |
| 30 | French Guiana | 13.39 | 2020 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 31 | Botswana | 12.98 | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 32 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.8 | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 33 | Panama | 11.71 | 2023 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 34 | Uruguay | 11.28 | 2024 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 35 | Namibia | 11.21 | 2021 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 36 | Iraq | 9.46 | 2013 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 37 | Papua New Guinea | 9.34 | 2010 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 9.12 | 2024 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 39 | Uganda | 8.82 | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 40 | Peru | 8.6 | 2021 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 41 | British Virgin Islands | 8.17 | 2006 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Seychelles | 7.97 | 2022 | up 98.3% | falling |
| 43 | Russian Federation | 7.82 | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Russian Federation | 7.82 | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Barbados | 7.43 | 2024 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 46 | Kiribati | 7.12 | 2012 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Cabo Verde | 6.99 | 2020 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 48 | Paraguay | 6.88 | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 49 | Cameroon | 6.76 | 2022 | up 59.8% | falling |
| 49 | Zimbabwe | 6.76 | 2022 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 51 | Samoa | 6.26 | 2018 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 52 | Bermuda | 6.18 | 2023 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Chile | 6.11 | 2024 | up 149.4% | rising |
| 54 | Yemen | 5.81 | 2013 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 55 | United States of America | 5.76 | 2023 | up 28.9% | flat |
| 56 | Guadeloupe | 5.68 | 2016 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 57 | Burundi | 5.65 | 2016 | — | flat |
| 58 | Mongolia | 5.64 | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 5.45 | 2023 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 60 | Greenland | 5.35 | 2016 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 61 | Zambia | 5.2 | 2015 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 62 | Thailand | 4.79 | 2011 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 63 | Tunisia | 4.69 | 2020 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 64 | Kenya | 4.65 | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 65 | Cuba | 4.46 | 2019 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 66 | Cayman Islands | 4.37 | 2020 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Guam | 4.33 | 2019 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Pakistan | 4.33 | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 69 | Philippines | 4.31 | 2024 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 70 | Suriname | 4.26 | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 71 | Afghanistan | 4.22 | 2023 | down 33.8% | rising |
| 72 | Timor-Leste | 4.07 | 2015 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 72 | Timor-Leste | 4.07 | 2015 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 74 | Argentina | 3.94 | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 75 | Myanmar | 3.9 | 2022 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Ukraine | 3.78 | 2021 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 77 | Solomon Islands | 3.73 | 2008 | — | falling |
| 78 | Israel | 3.72 | 2024 | up 128.2% | falling |
| 79 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3.65 | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 80 | Rwanda | 3.61 | 2020 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 81 | Mozambique | 3.59 | 2011 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 82 | El Salvador | 3.3 | 2024 | down 94.8% | falling |
| 82 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.3 | 2024 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 84 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.23 | 2011 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Liberia | 3.09 | 2012 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 86 | Latvia | 2.78 | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Martinique | 2.75 | 2009 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 88 | India | 2.72 | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 89 | Mauritius | 2.67 | 2024 | up 81.6% | flat |
| 90 | Lithuania | 2.66 | 2024 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 91 | Lebanon | 2.64 | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 92 | Andorra | 2.58 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Kazakhstan | 2.55 | 2022 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 94 | Liechtenstein | 2.51 | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 2.51 | 2022 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Montenegro | 2.51 | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 97 | Bhutan | 2.47 | 2020 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 98 | Türkiye | 2.41 | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 98 | Türkiye | 2.41 | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 100 | Fiji | 2.37 | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 101 | Sierra Leone | 2.22 | 2020 | down 15.3% | flat |
| 102 | Armenia | 2.19 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 103 | Nepal | 2.13 | 2020 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 104 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.06 | 2010 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 104 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.06 | 2010 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 106 | Georgia | 2.03 | 2019 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 106 | Iceland | 2.03 | 2024 | up 554.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Republic of Moldova | 2.01 | 2024 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 108 | Republic of Moldova | 2.01 | 2024 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 110 | Azerbaijan | 1.99 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 111 | Canada | 1.98 | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 112 | Aruba | 1.93 | 2014 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 113 | Kosovo | 1.89 | 2021 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 114 | Ghana | 1.83 | 2022 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 115 | Cambodia | 1.82 | 2011 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 116 | Réunion | 1.79 | 2009 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 116 | Réunion | 1.79 | 2009 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 118 | Malawi | 1.78 | 2012 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 119 | Albania | 1.76 | 2024 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 119 | Bangladesh | 1.76 | 2023 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 119 | Estonia | 1.76 | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Morocco | 1.67 | 2024 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 123 | Viet Nam | 1.54 | 2011 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 123 | Viet Nam | 1.54 | 2011 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 125 | Belarus | 1.53 | 2024 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Luxembourg | 1.53 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 127 | New Zealand | 1.46 | 2022 | up 57.0% | flat |
| 128 | Uzbekistan | 1.4 | 2021 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 129 | Algeria | 1.38 | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 130 | France | 1.33 | 2024 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 131 | Egypt | 1.31 | 2017 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 132 | North Macedonia | 1.26 | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 133 | Bulgaria | 1.17 | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 134 | Romania | 1.12 | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 135 | Slovakia | 1.07 | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 136 | United Kingdom (Scotland) | 1.04 | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 137 | Croatia | 1.01 | 2024 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 137 | Turkmenistan | 1.01 | 2015 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 139 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1 | 2020 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 139 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1 | 2020 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 141 | Austria | 0.99 | 2024 | up 102.0% | rising |
| 142 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.98 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 142 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.98 | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 144 | Cyprus | 0.96 | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 145 | Tonga | 0.95 | 2019 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Australia | 0.94 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 147 | Finland | 0.93 | 2023 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 147 | Malta | 0.93 | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 147 | United Kingdom (England and Wales) | 0.93 | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 150 | Germany | 0.92 | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 151 | Serbia | 0.89 | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 151 | Tajikistan | 0.89 | 2020 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 153 | Sweden | 0.87 | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 154 | Greece | 0.85 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 155 | Denmark | 0.84 | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 155 | Jordan | 0.84 | 2024 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 157 | Saudi Arabia | 0.8 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 158 | Kuwait | 0.78 | 2022 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 159 | Spain | 0.73 | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 160 | Portugal | 0.72 | 2022 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 161 | Slovenia | 0.71 | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 162 | Hungary | 0.7 | 2024 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 162 | Ireland | 0.7 | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 162 | Norway | 0.7 | 2024 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 165 | Malaysia | 0.69 | 2024 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 166 | Poland | 0.68 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 167 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.66 | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 168 | Maldives | 0.62 | 2019 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 169 | Czechia | 0.61 | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 170 | Italy | 0.55 | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 171 | United Arab Emirates | 0.52 | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 171 | United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | 0.52 | 2023 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 173 | Switzerland | 0.5 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 173 | China | 0.5 | 2020 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 175 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.49 | 2013 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 175 | Korea | 0.49 | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 175 | Republic of Korea | 0.49 | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 175 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.49 | 2013 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 179 | Indonesia | 0.41 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 180 | State of Palestine | 0.27 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Japan | 0.23 | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 182 | Bahrain | 0.2 | 2022 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Singapore | 0.17 | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Oman | 0.14 | 2023 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Qatar | 0.07 | 2022 | down 81.1% | falling |
| 186 | American Samoa | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Isle of Man | 0 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | San Marino | 0 | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Montserrat | 0 | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | 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.
- Latin America and the Caribbean 19.3
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 18.47
- Americas 13.97
- Sub-Saharan Africa 11.66
- Africa 10.51
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 8.15
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 7.59
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 6.64
- United States of America 5.76
- Northern Africa 5.23
- World 5.14
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 4.89
- Northern America 4.79
- Western Asia 4.6
- Europe and Northern America 3.22
- Oceania 3.01
- Southern Asia 2.83
- Central and Southern Asia 2.77
- Europe 2.4
- Iraq (Kurdistan Region) 2.25
- South-Eastern Asia 2.07
- Asia 1.98
- Central Asia 1.35
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 0.9
- Other non-specified areas in Eastern Asia 0.82
- Eastern Asia 0.41
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0.38
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 0.14