Homicide rate by country
Annual number of deaths from homicide per 100,000 people.
Countries reporting
104
Highest
46.38 deaths per 100,000 people
Venezuela
Lowest
0 deaths per 100,000 people
Brunei
Median
1.19 deaths per 100,000 people
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
4,803
What the numbers show
Homicide rate is currently reported for 104 countries. The highest value is 46.38 deaths per 100,000 people in Venezuela; the lowest is 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Brunei.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people, and the mean is 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 470.7%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 96.4%).
Homicide rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuela | 46.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 2 | El Salvador | 39.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 3 | Belize | 32.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 32.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Colombia | 28.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 28.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Ecuador | 24.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 122.9% | rising |
| 9 | Saint Lucia | 23.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Brazil | 21.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 11 | Puerto Rico | 20.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 12 | Guyana | 17.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Guatemala | 15.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 14.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | up 118.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 12.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 16 | Uruguay | 11.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 18 | South Africa | 9.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 19 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Philippines | 8.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 21 | Grenada | 7.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 22 | United States | 7.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 23 | Paraguay | 7.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 24 | Suriname | 6.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 2014 | up 346.1% | rising |
| 25 | Mongolia | 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 26 | Cuba | 5.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 27 | Russia | 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 67.0% | falling |
| 28 | Chile | 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 29 | French Guiana | 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Nicaragua | 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 31 | Peru | 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 32 | Ukraine | 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 33 | Belarus | 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 34 | Bahamas | 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | down 82.2% | rising |
| 35 | Moldova | 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 36 | Argentina | 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 37 | Seychelles | 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Latvia | 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Kazakhstan | 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 40 | Iran | 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 2017 | — | rising |
| 41 | Albania | 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2010 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Mauritius | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 43.9% | rising |
| 44 | Georgia | 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Lithuania | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 47 | Estonia | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Israel | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Serbia | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 51 | Fiji | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2012 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Reunion | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 53 | New Zealand | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 54 | Thailand | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Montenegro | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Romania | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 57 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 59 | Turkmenistan | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2015 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 60 | Finland | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 61 | North Macedonia | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Sweden | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 63 | Iceland | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 246.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Luxembourg | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 470.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Jamaica | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2014 | up 184.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Syria | 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people | 2010 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Turkey | 0.9692 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 68 | Portugal | 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 69 | Malta | 0.9413 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 0.9126 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 71 | Australia | 0.8822 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 72 | Slovenia | 0.8185 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 73 | Greece | 0.8048 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 48.4% | rising |
| 74 | Canada | 0.7971 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 43.5% | flat |
| 75 | Croatia | 0.7734 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Hungary | 0.7715 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 77 | Cyprus | 0.7603 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 65.4% | rising |
| 78 | France | 0.7247 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 79 | Slovakia | 0.7187 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 80 | Denmark | 0.6684 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 107.5% | rising |
| 81 | Belgium | 0.656 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.6% | rising |
| 82 | Spain | 0.6535 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 83 | South Korea | 0.6243 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 84 | Austria | 0.6167 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 41.3% | falling |
| 85 | Norway | 0.6111 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 86 | Czechia | 0.5883 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 87 | Netherlands | 0.5874 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 88 | Armenia | 0.5735 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Jordan | 0.5519 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.5422 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Bahrain | 0.5325 deaths per 100,000 people | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Poland | 0.508 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 48.2% | flat |
| 93 | Switzerland | 0.4757 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 94 | Uzbekistan | 0.4614 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Germany | 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 96 | Italy | 0.4148 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 97 | Tajikistan | 0.3917 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 98 | United Kingdom | 0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 99 | Maldives | 0.3679 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Kuwait | 0.3524 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Barbados | 0.3517 deaths per 100,000 people | 2013 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 0.2214 deaths per 100,000 people | 2007 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Oman | 0.1767 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Japan | 0.1754 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Qatar | 0.1651 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Malaysia | 0.139 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 78.6% | falling |
| 108 | Ireland | 0.135 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Egypt | 0.0956 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Brunei | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | — | volatile |
About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicide per 100,000 people.