Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Bhutan
Bhutan: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 2.47 per 100,000 people in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Bhutan, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Bhutan is 2.47 per 100,000 people, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 135.2% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Bhutan peaked at 4.6 per 100,000 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.78 per 100,000 people, in 2003.
Bhutan ranks 97th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.02 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 3.11 per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.04 per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.78 per 100,000 people | -74.3% |
| 2004 | 2.31 per 100,000 people | +196.2% |
| 2005 | 1.66 per 100,000 people | -28.1% |
| 2006 | 1.34 per 100,000 people | -19.3% |
| 2007 | 2.06 per 100,000 people | +53.7% |
| 2008 | 2.62 per 100,000 people | +27.2% |
| 2009 | 2.31 per 100,000 people | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 2.28 per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 4.51 per 100,000 people | +97.8% |
| 2012 | 4.6 per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 3.31 per 100,000 people | -28.0% |
| 2015 | 1.62 per 100,000 people | -51.1% |
| 2016 | 1.2 per 100,000 people | -25.9% |
| 2017 | 1.72 per 100,000 people | +43.3% |
| 2018 | 1.18 per 100,000 people | -31.4% |
| 2019 | 1.05 per 100,000 people | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 2.47 per 100,000 people | +135.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 2.47 per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.99 per 100,000 people, 62% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 2.47 per 100,000 people is above the median for South Asia, which is 2.3 per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.23 per 100,000 people | 0.78 per 100,000 people | 3.11 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.39 per 100,000 people | 1.05 per 100,000 people | 4.6 per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.47 per 100,000 people | 2.47 per 100,000 people | 2.47 per 100,000 people | 1 |
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- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 905.51 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 184.78 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 30 (2025)
- Infant deaths 136 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Bhutan?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Bhutan was 2.47 per 100,000 people in 2020, 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6 per 100,000 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.78 per 100,000 people in 2003.
- How does Bhutan rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Bhutan ranks 97th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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