Chile vs United States of America: Share of deaths from homicide
Chile
0.6%
in 2022
United States of America
0.8%
in 2022
Chile rank
31st
United States of America rank
29th
Share of deaths from homicide over time
- Chile
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.8% against 0.6% in Chile, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.3 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1955 it was United States of America ahead.
Chile ranks 31st and United States of America ranks 29th of 113 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.1% | United States of America |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.7% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.3% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Chile or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.8% against 0.6% in Chile as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Chile and United States of America?
- 0.2%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States of America?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
- How do Chile and United States of America rank globally for share of deaths from homicide?
- Chile ranks 31st and United States of America ranks 29th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of annual deaths which are homicides.