Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Malaysia
Malaysia: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 0.69 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia stood at 0.69 per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Malaysia peaked at 2.41 per 100,000 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.69 per 100,000 people, in 2024.
That places Malaysia 165th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 2.2 per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 2.34 per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 2.29 per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.97 per 100,000 people | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 2.34 per 100,000 people | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 2.23 per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 2.41 per 100,000 people | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 2.17 per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 1.99 per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.88 per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 1.82 per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.03 per 100,000 people | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 2.08 per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.66 per 100,000 people | -20.2% |
| 2015 | 1.59 per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.43 per 100,000 people | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 1.17 per 100,000 people | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 0.98 per 100,000 people | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 0.93 per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.75 per 100,000 people | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 0.71 per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7 per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.75 per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 0.69 per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.69 per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.98 per 100,000 people, 23% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.69 per 100,000 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.54 per 100,000 people, 45% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.23 per 100,000 people | 1.97 per 100,000 people | 2.41 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 per 100,000 people | 0.93 per 100,000 people | 2.08 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.72 per 100,000 people | 0.69 per 100,000 people | 0.75 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More development goals data for Malaysia
- Red List Index 0.8095 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.56 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,701 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 25 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3,053 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Malaysia?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Malaysia was 0.69 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 per 100,000 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.69 per 100,000 people in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Malaysia ranks 165th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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