Homicide rate who mortality database by country
Countries reporting
111
Highest
46.38
Venezuela
Lowest
0.0956
Egypt
Median
1.29
Years covered
75
1950–2024
Data points
4,851
What the numbers show
Homicide rate who mortality database is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 46.38 in Venezuela; the lowest is 0.0956 in Egypt.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.29, and the mean is 5.19.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 485.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 577.5%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 96.4%).
Homicide rate who mortality database: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuela | 46.38 | 2016 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 2 | El Salvador | 39.75 | 2018 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 3 | Belize | 32.75 | 2022 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 32.27 | 2022 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 28.01 | 2020 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Colombia | 27.37 | 2023 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 7 | Ecuador | 24.57 | 2022 | up 122.9% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 24.24 | 2022 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 9 | Saint Lucia | 23.42 | 2020 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Brazil | 21.11 | 2022 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 11 | Puerto Rico | 20.67 | 2022 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 12 | Guyana | 17.42 | 2020 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Guatemala | 15.26 | 2023 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 14.08 | 2018 | up 118.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 12.02 | 2022 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 16 | Uruguay | 11.53 | 2022 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 17 | Panama | 9.85 | 2022 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 18 | South Africa | 9.56 | 2020 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 19 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.12 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Philippines | 8.23 | 2019 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 21 | Grenada | 7.9 | 2023 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 22 | United States | 7.42 | 2022 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 23 | Paraguay | 7.37 | 2021 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 24 | Mongolia | 6.96 | 2024 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 25 | Suriname | 6.33 | 2014 | up 346.1% | rising |
| 26 | Cuba | 5.01 | 2021 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 27 | Russia | 4.98 | 2019 | down 67.0% | falling |
| 28 | French Guiana | 4.11 | 2016 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Nicaragua | 3.42 | 2022 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 30 | Peru | 3.41 | 2022 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 31 | Ukraine | 3.38 | 2019 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 32 | Chile | 3.31 | 2023 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 33 | Belarus | 3.22 | 2018 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 34 | Moldova | 3.13 | 2023 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 35 | Argentina | 3.13 | 2023 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 36 | Bahamas | 3.09 | 2016 | down 82.6% | rising |
| 37 | Seychelles | 3.02 | 2021 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Latvia | 2.78 | 2024 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Iran | 2.42 | 2017 | — | rising |
| 40 | Albania | 2.3 | 2010 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 2.15 | 2024 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 42 | Martinique | 2.12 | 2016 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Iceland | 2.07 | 2024 | up 577.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Lithuania | 2.01 | 2024 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 45 | Mauritius | 1.98 | 2023 | down 43.9% | rising |
| 46 | Estonia | 1.76 | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Mayotte | 1.62 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Georgia | 1.62 | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Israel | 1.52 | 2022 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Guadeloupe | 1.5 | 2016 | down 45.2% | flat |
| 51 | Serbia | 1.39 | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 52 | Fiji | 1.39 | 2012 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Reunion | 1.38 | 2016 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 54 | New Zealand | 1.35 | 2018 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 55 | Thailand | 1.3 | 2023 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Montenegro | 1.29 | 2019 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Romania | 1.21 | 2022 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.2 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 1.18 | 2019 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 60 | Canada | 1.14 | 2024 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 61 | Turkmenistan | 1.13 | 2015 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 62 | Finland | 1.12 | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 1.09 | 2023 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Sweden | 1.08 | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 65 | Jamaica | 1.04 | 2014 | up 184.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Syria | 0.9971 | 2010 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Australia | 0.9888 | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 68 | Hungary | 0.9726 | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 69 | Turkey | 0.9692 | 2023 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 70 | Portugal | 0.9664 | 2022 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 0.9462 | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 72 | Malta | 0.9413 | 2022 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Belgium | 0.8717 | 2022 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 74 | Slovenia | 0.8185 | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 75 | Croatia | 0.7734 | 2021 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Cyprus | 0.7603 | 2022 | down 65.4% | rising |
| 77 | Slovakia | 0.7187 | 2023 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 78 | France | 0.6868 | 2023 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 79 | Denmark | 0.6684 | 2022 | up 107.5% | rising |
| 80 | Spain | 0.6535 | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 81 | Norway | 0.6341 | 2023 | down 35.6% | rising |
| 82 | Armenia | 0.6263 | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Greece | 0.6258 | 2023 | down 56.6% | rising |
| 84 | South Korea | 0.6243 | 2022 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 85 | Czechia | 0.5883 | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 86 | Netherlands | 0.5874 | 2023 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 87 | Jordan | 0.5519 | 2018 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 88 | Austria | 0.5448 | 2024 | up 22.5% | falling |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.5422 | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Bahrain | 0.5325 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Poland | 0.508 | 2022 | down 48.2% | flat |
| 92 | Switzerland | 0.4757 | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 93 | Uzbekistan | 0.4614 | 2023 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Italy | 0.4442 | 2023 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 95 | United Kingdom | 0.4301 | 2024 | up 108.9% | falling |
| 96 | Germany | 0.397 | 2022 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 97 | Tajikistan | 0.3917 | 2022 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Maldives | 0.3679 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Barbados | 0.3517 | 2013 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Kuwait | 0.305 | 2024 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Luxembourg | 0.2954 | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 0.2214 | 2007 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Brunei | 0.2195 | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Japan | 0.1906 | 2023 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Hong Kong | 0.1894 | 2017 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Oman | 0.1767 | 2021 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Qatar | 0.1651 | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Malaysia | 0.139 | 2020 | down 78.6% | falling |
| 109 | Ireland | 0.135 | 2022 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Singapore | 0.0982 | 2022 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Egypt | 0.0956 | 2019 | down 4.2% | volatile |