Share of deaths from homicide by country
Countries reporting
113
Highest
7.27
Venezuela
Lowest
0.0147
Japan
Median
0.1859
Years covered
75
1950–2024
Data points
4,951
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 0.0147 in Japan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1859, and the mean is 0.8111.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 496.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 83 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 526.8%), 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 |
| 2 | El Salvador | 6.81 | 2018 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 3 | Belize | 5.95 | 2022 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 5.34 | 2023 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Ecuador | 4.95 | 2022 | up 84.2% | 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 | 2.88 | 2023 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Brazil | 2.88 | 2022 | down 39.8% | 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 | Mongolia | 1.31 | 2024 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 22 | French Guiana | 1.22 | 2016 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 23 | South Africa | 1.16 | 2020 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 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 | Iran | 0.5598 | 2017 | — | flat |
| 32 | Mayotte | 0.5579 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Albania | 0.5519 | 2010 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Chile | 0.5327 | 2023 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 35 | Bahamas | 0.5272 | 2016 | down 84.5% | rising |
| 36 | Russia | 0.406 | 2019 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 37 | Argentina | 0.4032 | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 38 | Jordan | 0.3419 | 2018 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 39 | Cuba | 0.3382 | 2021 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 0.3325 | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 41 | Seychelles | 0.3243 | 2021 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Syria | 0.3178 | 2010 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Iceland | 0.306 | 2024 | up 526.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Israel | 0.2801 | 2022 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Bahrain | 0.2597 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Reunion | 0.2546 | 2016 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 47 | Belarus | 0.2541 | 2018 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 48 | Martinique | 0.2435 | 2016 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Ukraine | 0.2433 | 2019 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 50 | Moldova | 0.2277 | 2023 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 51 | Mauritius | 0.2112 | 2023 | down 54.7% | rising |
| 52 | Kuwait | 0.2021 | 2024 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 53 | New Zealand | 0.1981 | 2018 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 54 | Latvia | 0.1976 | 2024 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Qatar | 0.1958 | 2023 | down 53.6% | rising |
| 56 | Turkmenistan | 0.1954 | 2015 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 57 | Guadeloupe | 0.1859 | 2016 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 58 | Fiji | 0.1774 | 2012 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 0.1721 | 2019 | down 63.6% | rising |
| 60 | Jamaica | 0.1638 | 2014 | up 135.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Montenegro | 0.1578 | 2019 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 62 | Turkey | 0.1573 | 2023 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 63 | Lithuania | 0.1549 | 2024 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Estonia | 0.1545 | 2024 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Thailand | 0.1533 | 2023 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Australia | 0.1436 | 2024 | down 19.5% | flat |
| 67 | Canada | 0.1389 | 2024 | down 18.1% | flat |
| 68 | Georgia | 0.1365 | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Maldives | 0.1323 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1278 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Tajikistan | 0.1251 | 2022 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Sweden | 0.1206 | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 73 | Malta | 0.1182 | 2022 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1175 | 2023 | down 81.1% | falling |
| 75 | Finland | 0.1082 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 76 | North Macedonia | 0.0991 | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Cyprus | 0.0948 | 2022 | down 72.6% | rising |
| 78 | Serbia | 0.0948 | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 0.089 | 2023 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 80 | Belgium | 0.0868 | 2022 | down 27.2% | rising |
| 81 | South Korea | 0.0858 | 2022 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 82 | Romania | 0.0846 | 2022 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 83 | Norway | 0.08 | 2023 | down 34.1% | rising |
| 84 | Slovenia | 0.0789 | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 85 | Portugal | 0.0784 | 2022 | down 30.0% | flat |
| 86 | Armenia | 0.0747 | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 87 | France | 0.073 | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 88 | Hungary | 0.073 | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 89 | Spain | 0.0725 | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 90 | Slovakia | 0.072 | 2023 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Denmark | 0.066 | 2022 | up 90.6% | flat |
| 92 | Oman | 0.0638 | 2021 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Netherlands | 0.0619 | 2023 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 0.0604 | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 95 | Switzerland | 0.0585 | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 96 | Czechia | 0.0567 | 2023 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 97 | Austria | 0.0565 | 2024 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 98 | Greece | 0.0511 | 2023 | down 63.8% | flat |
| 99 | Luxembourg | 0.0482 | 2024 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Croatia | 0.0478 | 2021 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Brunei | 0.0478 | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 102 | United Kingdom | 0.046 | 2024 | up 97.3% | falling |
| 103 | Poland | 0.0417 | 2022 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 104 | Malaysia | 0.0412 | 2020 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Barbados | 0.0402 | 2013 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Italy | 0.0393 | 2023 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 107 | Azerbaijan | 0.0377 | 2007 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Germany | 0.0312 | 2022 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 109 | Hong Kong | 0.0305 | 2017 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Ireland | 0.0196 | 2022 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Egypt | 0.0168 | 2019 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Singapore | 0.0156 | 2022 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Japan | 0.0147 | 2023 | down 46.0% | volatile |