Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Chile

Chile: Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 was 1,248 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,248
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
12th
of 36 countries
All-time high
1,330
in 2022
All-time low
419
in 2015
Years of data
20
2003–2023

Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Chile, 2003–2023

4006008001.0k1.2k1.4k2003201320232003: 5132005: 5762006: 5902007: 6162008: 5882009: 6302010: 5412011: 6362012: 4342013: 5562014: 4382015: 4192016: 6202017: 7792018: 8252019: 9242020: 1.1k2021: 9062022: 1.3k2023: 1.2k

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2023, number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Chile stood at 1,248.

The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 124.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Chile peaked at 1,330 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 419, in 2015.

That places Chile 12th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database) in Chile, 2003 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2003 513
2005 576 +12.3%
2006 590 +2.4%
2007 616 +4.4%
2008 588 -4.5%
2009 630 +7.1%
2010 541 -14.1%
2011 636 +17.6%
2012 434 -31.8%
2013 556 +28.1%
2014 438 -21.2%
2015 419 -4.3%
2016 620 +48.0%
2017 779 +25.6%
2018 825 +5.9%
2019 924 +12.0%
2020 1,115 +20.7%
2021 906 -18.7%
2022 1,330 +46.8%
2023 1,248 -6.2%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 1,248 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 531.5, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 1,248 is above the median for high income countries, which is 158, 7.9× the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 585.5 513 630 6
2010s 617.2 419 924 10
2020s 1,150 906 1,330 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 9 Peru 2,853 compare
  2. 10 Argentina 2,046 compare
  3. 11 Jamaica 1,404 compare
  4. 13 Dominican Republic 1,237 compare
  5. 14 Costa Rica 906 compare
  6. 15 Nicaragua 754 compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Chile?
Number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Chile was 1,248 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 1,330 in 2022.
What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 419 in 2015.
How does Chile rank for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1?
Chile ranks 12th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 124.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
36 places, 959 data points, 1990–2023
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