Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Asia
Asia: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 1.98 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.98 per 100,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
22nd
of 28 groups
All-time high
3.33 per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
1.92 per 100,000 people
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Asia stood at 1.98 per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Asia peaked at 3.33 per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.92 per 100,000 people, in 2022.
Asia ranks 22nd of 28 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Asia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.33 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 3.29 per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.18 per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 3.1 per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 3.1 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.95 per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 2.87 per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 2.8 per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 2.78 per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 2.74 per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.67 per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.71 per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.69 per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.62 per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 2.6 per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.39 per 100,000 people | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 2.3 per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.19 per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 2.1 per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 2.03 per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.98 per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 2.25 per 100,000 people | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 1.92 per 100,000 people | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 1.98 per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.98 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.01 per 100,000 people | 2.74 per 100,000 people | 3.33 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.43 per 100,000 people | 2.03 per 100,000 people | 2.71 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 per 100,000 people | 1.92 per 100,000 people | 2.25 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 19 Brazil 18.69 per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Dominica 18.13 per 100,000 people compare
- 21 Costa Rica 17.12 per 100,000 people compare
- 22 Curaçao 16.92 per 100,000 people compare
- 22 Curacao 16.92 per 100,000 people compare
- 24 Iraq (Central Iraq) 15.4 per 100,000 people compare
- 25 Puerto Rico 15.21 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Asia
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 271.71 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,874 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 388 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 378 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 246 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1,402 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 2,547 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 2,647 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 3.77 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 76,803 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Asia?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Asia was 1.98 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.33 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.92 per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Asia rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Asia ranks 22nd out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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