Share of deaths from homicide in Chile
Chile: Share of deaths from homicide was 0.5327 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5327
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
34th
of 113 countries
All-time high
1.1
in 2005
All-time low
0.1486
in 1962
Years of data
69
1955–2023
Share of deaths from homicide in Chile, 1955–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.5327 for share of deaths from homicide in 2023.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from homicide in Chile peaked at 1.1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1486, in 1962.
That places Chile 34th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
Share of deaths from homicide in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 0.2698 | — |
| 1956 | 0.3563 | +32.1% |
| 1957 | 0.3803 | +6.7% |
| 1958 | 0.3947 | +3.8% |
| 1959 | 0.3154 | -20.1% |
| 1960 | 0.3927 | +24.5% |
| 1961 | 0.4784 | +21.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1486 | -68.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1496 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2063 | +37.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1746 | -15.4% |
| 1966 | 0.631 | +261.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1854 | -70.6% |
| 1968 | 0.7036 | +279.5% |
| 1969 | 0.535 | -24.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4004 | -25.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4445 | +11.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5121 | +15.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6145 | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 0.29 | -52.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2858 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.228 | -20.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2869 | +25.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3429 | +19.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3613 | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.388 | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4938 | +27.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5263 | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5025 | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5183 | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5263 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5207 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4847 | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.528 | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 0.493 | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5151 | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6024 | +17.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5426 | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4708 | -13.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5434 | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5908 | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5523 | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4817 | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5246 | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5428 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.01 | +85.4% |
| 2001 | 1.02 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.03 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9908 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9903 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1 | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 1.08 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8419 | -21.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8308 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9819 | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7955 | -19.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8264 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.696 | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6806 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.818 | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7607 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6739 | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5405 | -19.8% |
| 2018 | 0.442 | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4423 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4526 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3996 | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5892 | +47.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5327 | -9.6% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.5327 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0863, 6.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.5327 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.92, 28% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of deaths from homicide in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +279.5% | 0.1854 | 0.7036 |
| 1966 | +261.4% | 0.1746 | 0.631 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3433 | 0.2698 | 0.3947 | 5 |
| 1960s | 0.3605 | 0.1486 | 0.7036 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3766 | 0.228 | 0.6145 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4982 | 0.388 | 0.528 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5367 | 0.4708 | 0.6024 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9876 | 0.8308 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6676 | 0.442 | 0.8264 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4935 | 0.3996 | 0.5892 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from homicide in Chile?
- Share of deaths from homicide in Chile was 0.5327 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1486 in 1962.
- How does Chile rank for share of deaths from homicide?
- Chile ranks 34th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of deaths from homicide rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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