Share of deaths from homicide by country
Countries reporting
113
Highest
7.27
Venezuela
Lowest
0
Brunei
Median
0.1735
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
4,903
What the numbers show
Share of deaths from homicide is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 7.27 in Venezuela; the lowest is 0 in Brunei.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1735, and the mean is 0.7926.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 82 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 524.5%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 96.1%).
Share of deaths from homicide: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuela | 7.27 | 2016 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Mayotte | 0.5579 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 2 | El Salvador | 6.81 | 2018 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 3 | Belize | 5.95 | 2022 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Ecuador | 4.95 | 2022 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Colombia | 3.98 | 2021 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Mexico | 3.86 | 2022 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 7 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.44 | 2022 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.38 | 2020 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Saint Lucia | 3.38 | 2020 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 3.23 | 2018 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Guatemala | 2.94 | 2022 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Brazil | 2.49 | 2021 | down 44.2% | rising |
| 13 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.46 | 2022 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Guyana | 2.35 | 2020 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 2.16 | 2022 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 16 | Panama | 1.92 | 2022 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Puerto Rico | 1.67 | 2022 | down 48.2% | rising |
| 18 | Dominica | 1.54 | 2022 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Philippines | 1.42 | 2019 | down 44.1% | rising |
| 20 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.33 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 21 | French Guiana | 1.22 | 2016 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 22 | South Africa | 1.16 | 2020 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 23 | Mongolia | 1.11 | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 24 | Suriname | 1.11 | 2014 | up 342.5% | rising |
| 25 | Uruguay | 1.02 | 2022 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 26 | Paraguay | 1 | 2021 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 27 | Nicaragua | 0.8752 | 2022 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 28 | Grenada | 0.8094 | 2023 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 29 | United States | 0.7576 | 2022 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 0.7236 | 2022 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 31 | Chile | 0.5891 | 2022 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 32 | Iran | 0.5598 | 2017 | — | flat |
| 33 | Albania | 0.5519 | 2010 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Bahamas | 0.5272 | 2016 | down 84.5% | rising |
| 35 | Russia | 0.406 | 2019 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 0.3592 | 2023 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 37 | Argentina | 0.3568 | 2022 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 38 | Jordan | 0.3419 | 2018 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 39 | Cuba | 0.3382 | 2021 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 40 | Seychelles | 0.3243 | 2021 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Syria | 0.3178 | 2010 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Israel | 0.2801 | 2022 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Bahrain | 0.2597 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Reunion | 0.2546 | 2016 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 45 | Belarus | 0.2541 | 2018 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 46 | Martinique | 0.2435 | 2016 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Ukraine | 0.2433 | 2019 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 48 | Kuwait | 0.2286 | 2023 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Moldova | 0.2277 | 2023 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 50 | Mauritius | 0.2112 | 2023 | down 54.7% | rising |
| 51 | New Zealand | 0.1981 | 2018 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 52 | Qatar | 0.1958 | 2023 | down 53.6% | rising |
| 53 | Turkmenistan | 0.1954 | 2015 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 54 | Guadeloupe | 0.1859 | 2016 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 55 | Fiji | 0.1774 | 2012 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Latvia | 0.1735 | 2023 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 0.1721 | 2019 | down 63.6% | rising |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 0.1701 | 2023 | up 524.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Jamaica | 0.1638 | 2014 | up 135.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Montenegro | 0.1578 | 2019 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 61 | Turkey | 0.1573 | 2023 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 62 | Thailand | 0.1533 | 2023 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Georgia | 0.1497 | 2023 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Iceland | 0.1486 | 2022 | up 190.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Lithuania | 0.1324 | 2023 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 66 | Maldives | 0.1323 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Australia | 0.1283 | 2023 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1278 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Tajikistan | 0.1251 | 2022 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Estonia | 0.1224 | 2022 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Sweden | 0.1206 | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 72 | Malta | 0.1182 | 2022 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1175 | 2023 | down 81.1% | falling |
| 74 | North Macedonia | 0.0991 | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Finland | 0.0981 | 2022 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 76 | Cyprus | 0.0948 | 2022 | down 72.6% | rising |
| 77 | Serbia | 0.0948 | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 78 | Canada | 0.0916 | 2022 | down 54.2% | rising |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 0.089 | 2023 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 80 | South Korea | 0.0858 | 2022 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 81 | Romania | 0.0846 | 2022 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 82 | Slovenia | 0.0789 | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 83 | Norway | 0.0788 | 2016 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 84 | Portugal | 0.0784 | 2022 | down 30.0% | flat |
| 85 | France | 0.0727 | 2022 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 86 | Spain | 0.0725 | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 87 | Slovakia | 0.072 | 2023 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Armenia | 0.0699 | 2023 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Belgium | 0.0677 | 2021 | down 51.7% | rising |
| 90 | Denmark | 0.066 | 2022 | up 90.6% | flat |
| 91 | Oman | 0.0638 | 2021 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Austria | 0.0624 | 2023 | up 34.1% | falling |
| 93 | Netherlands | 0.0619 | 2023 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 94 | Greece | 0.0596 | 2022 | down 59.8% | flat |
| 95 | Switzerland | 0.0585 | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 96 | Hungary | 0.0577 | 2023 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 97 | Czechia | 0.0567 | 2023 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 98 | Bulgaria | 0.0497 | 2022 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 99 | Croatia | 0.0478 | 2021 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Poland | 0.0417 | 2022 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 101 | Malaysia | 0.0412 | 2020 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Barbados | 0.0402 | 2013 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 103 | United Kingdom | 0.0387 | 2021 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 0.0377 | 2007 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Germany | 0.0376 | 2020 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 106 | Italy | 0.0346 | 2022 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 107 | Hong Kong | 0.0305 | 2017 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Ireland | 0.0196 | 2022 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Egypt | 0.0168 | 2019 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Singapore | 0.0156 | 2022 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Japan | 0.0136 | 2022 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Brunei | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |